Policy Briefs
Brief to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security on the constitutional implications of Bill C-5: An Act to Amend the International Transfer of Prisoners Act A student working group with input from Professor Audrey Macklin provided a brief to the standing committe reviewing this legislation. Our brief focuses on the constitutional issues that we argue are raised by the proposed legislation.
Brief to Information and Privacy Commissioner/Ontario on the Practice of Conducting Background Checks on Potential Jurors, submitted July 23, 2009
Privacy Commissioner's Report released October 5, 2009
The Centre was asked to submit a brief on the Privacy Commissioner's investigation into the alleged practice of conducting background checks on potential jurors. Our brief focuses on the
Charter rights of prospective jurors and the impact on the administration of justice of the alleged conduct.