Thank you, Mr. Chair. This was actually discussed in committee with the Minister of Justice. Just for the record, this type of jury trial, the requirement for a French jury is incredibly rare here in the Northwest Territories. In fact, there’s been one. That’s not saying it won’t happen, but it is incredibly rare here and the department is obviously interested in continuing to work with the French community, who have been active in this process, to make sure that we can provide jury trials in French here in the Northwest Territories. We also obviously want to be cautious that we’re not overburdening some of our residents, but I do want to be clear that this is an incredibly rare occurrence here in the Northwest Territories.
Glen Abernethy on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 26th, 2015. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 25th, 2015
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