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Dec. 15, 2021

Planned body to review wrongful convictions must be forward-looking, report says

Canada needs a new commission to review claims of wrongful conviction, former judges say

Canadian Commission delivers report to establish MoJ Commission

Planned body to review wrongful convictions must be forward-looking, report says

Feds need a commission to review ‘miscarriages of justice’ for Indigenous and Black inmates: Judges

A Critical Analysis of Post-Conviction Review in New South Wales, Australia

 



Dec. 10, 2021


A report from the Hon. Harry LaForme and the Hon. Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré on the creation of an independent commission to consider wrongful conviction applications.


The following is the Executive Summary and Recommendations from the report submitted to the Minister of Justice by OKT's the Hon. Harry LaForme and the Hon. Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré.

Consultations were held from June to September 2021 with interested stakeholders, as well as representatives of criminal case review commissions abroad. Consultations focused on the creation of an independent commission in Canada to consider miscarriage of justice applications. The report summarizes the input received during the consultations on various reform options and provides recommendations on the path forward.

The full report will be published at a later date once it is available in both official languages.

EN:
http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng\cj-jp\ccr-rc\index.html
http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng\rp-pr\cj-jp\ccr-rc\mjc-cej\index.html

FR:
http://www.justice.gc.ca/fra\jp-cj\rc-ccr\index.html
http://www.justice.gc.ca/fra\pr-rp\jp-cj\rc-ccr\cej-mjc\index.html

 

November 30, 2021

Statement by the Honourable Harry S. LaForme and the Honourable Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré regarding the submission of their report toward the creation of an independent Criminal Case Review Commission: English | French


March 31, 2021

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada takes important step toward creation of an independent Criminal Case Review Commission