Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, that Bill 26, An Act to Amend the Jury Act, be read for the second time. This bill amends the Jury Act to lower the age at which a person is qualified to serve on a jury from 19 to 18, and

exempts territorial and federal Department of Justice employees from sitting on the jury.

The bill also removes a requirement for service by certified mail and allows service by regular mail. The bill removes procedural details concerning the selection of jury panellists and jurors and provides that the sheriff can establish such procedures in accordance with the regulations. The bill increases the maximum penalty for failure to obey a jury summons from $200 to $500.