The Case For Jury Duty

Mark Farrant is the CEO, Founder of The Canadian Juries Commission.  Mark believes that  "Jury duty is the cornerstone of our justice system, and the right to be tried by a jury of one’s peers is core to Canadian democracy. Yet jury duty has been neglected and unsupported for decades, and has not kept pace with the modern world. The concerns for jury duty existed long before the pandemic, and have been compounded by COVID-19. As courts begin to reopen across Canada there will be a critical need to impanel juries, but Canadians' focus will be squarely on job security, seeking employment, and retooling the economy - and not jury duty. Jury duty must be included in Canada's post-pandemic recovery."