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THE COVID EFFECT – We are suffering the same problems as England in this excellent description of the situation. Ultimately, “Detectives, lawyers and judges all know that the longer it takes a trial to be heard, the more likely something is to go wrong.”

“We need to stop ballooning police budgets across Canada” – Once again Mr. Spratt hits the nail on the head.

All Court matters should be conducted remotely unless it is absolutely necessary to proceed in person.

JANUARY 13, 2021 – The suspension of jury trials will be extended until May 3, 2021, at the earliest.

https://www.ontariocourts.ca/scj/notices-and-orders-covid-19/notice-to-the-profession-and-public-december-22-2020

THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO GO TO JAIL

“The people confined in our prisons and jails are at high risk both of contracting COVID-19, and of serious illness and death as a result. The initial findings of the partnership “likely represent the tip of the iceberg”.

WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE CHANGE FOR THE BETTER – For example, “it may be that in a criminal proceeding, an accused does not need to appear before a judge 13 times between the initial appearance and trial.”

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE – Is this a better process for sexual assault victims than criminal charges?

IS OUR “POLICE CULTURE” TOO MILITARIZED?

https://www.sootoday.com/around-ontario/canada-should-police-carry-guns-experts-look-at-differences-in-foreign-forces-3202635

ANOTHER bunch of Assistant Crown Attorneys appointed Judges.

https://news.ontario.ca/en/bulletin/59772/new-justices-appointed-to-the-ontario-court-of-justice-8

JAIL COVID-19 OUTBREAKS – A good read for all those Assistant Crown Attorneys who argued and those Jurists who decided that COVID-19 was not an inherent risk of incarceration.