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Jordan Decision Survey

The Jordan Decision seems to have a negative impact on how justice system responds to violence again

We want to hear from you. Have you heard about the Jordan Decision?  R v Jordan is a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada that changed the framework previously used to determine whether an accused was tried within a reasonable time under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, sending a strong message condemning the complacency around lengthy pretrial delays. The nuts and bolts of the decision were to provide hard outer limits: 18 months for one-stage provincial court trials and 30 months for two-stage superior court trials, counted from the date of Crown Counsel charging until the completion of trial. If the process exceeds those time frames, accused persons are presumptively entitled to have their charges stayed for “unreasonable delay”.
1.When was the first time you heard about R v Jordan (Jordan) and the implications in violence against women cases?
2.How did you learn about Jordan?
3.Since 2017, have you noticed delays in charge approval by Crown Counsel?
4.What reasons do you attribute the delay to?
5.What stood out for you after reading Did the Supreme Court of Canada Go Retrograde on Violence against Women?
6.Would you like to participate in a provincial wide or Canada wide campaign to address this?
7.Would you like to participate in a provincial wide or Canada wide campaign to address this? If yes, how may we reach you?
8.What region in Canada do you live in?
9.What region in Canada do you work in?
10.What is your title/role in anti-violence work?

11.Is there anything else you’d like us to know?
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