Bill Detail
An Act to amend the Criminal Code to address the Supreme Court of Canada decision in R. v. Jordan
BillC-258
Session45-1
StageOutside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
Introduced2025-12-03
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to codify the analytical framework the Supreme Court of Canada set out in its decision in R. v. Jordan regarding the right of an accused awaiting trial before a superior or provincial court to be tried within a reasonable time, and to provide for exceptions to this framework.
✦ AI Summary
Bill C-258 proposes to change the Criminal Code to make sure trials happen within a reasonable time. It aims to put into law the rules set by the Supreme Court in the R. v. Jordan case. These rules set time limits for how long someone can wait for their trial to end.
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