Year
2008
Number
B68
Sponsor(s)
AKBLG Executive
WHEREAS the Canadian Justice System fails to process court proceedings in a timely manner; AND WHEREAS defendants in criminal court cases are able to delay court proceedings through various means, which creates a back log in the justice system: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the UBCM and the FCM lobby the Federal Minister of Justice to amend Section 11b of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to define reasonable time; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the reasonable time be defined as ready for trial within six months of a charge being laid on any indictable offence with the exception of murder.
Convention Decision
Referred to UBCM Executive
Executive Decision
Not Endorsed