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Author: David Ebner
Publication Date: December 1, 2025 - 04:00
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About 10,000 Jordan cases thrown out annually as Ottawa, provinces call on Supreme Court for change
December 1, 2025
Strict criminal trial deadlines imposed by the Supreme Court of Canada are derailing about 10,000 cases a year, a list that includes several alleged murders and hundreds of alleged sexual assaults, according to the latest Statistics Canada data.
The dire situation has led the federal government and the three biggest provinces to call on the Supreme Court to provide some leeway on the time limits, called Jordan deadlines, in a drug-trafficking case to be heard at the top court in Ottawa on Thursday.
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