Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Recommended Changes to Jury Rolls


A report on getting more First Nations involved in provincial juries is out.

Former Supreme Court of Canada Justice Frank Iacobucci released his report in Thunder Bay this morning.

Iacobucci says the first step is establishing an implementation committee with First Nation membership.

Other recommendations include considering a procedure where on-reserve residents could volunteer for jury duty and creating an Assistant Deputy Attorney General responsible for aboriginal issues such as implementing the recommendations in the report.