Feds need to do more to make jury duty attractive after pandemic, says advocate

Many Canadians’ focus will be on their jobs, families, and availability for work in a post-COVID world, says former jury foreman Mark Farrant. That could hinder courts’ efforts to build a jury pool.
Canadian Juries Commission founder and CEO Mark Farrant, pictured April 27, says workplaces could be ‘less willing and sympathetic’ in accommodating their workers to serve on juries once courts resume their ‘regular operations.’
There is “no reason” for Ottawa not to consider providing better post-trial support to jurors as part of its recently proposed changes to the justice system, says one advocate, especially as courthouses are expected to experience a crunch in securing enough jurors ...

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