E-7096: Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled — Canadian Petition Tracker
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Track petition E-7096 — "Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled" sponsored by Elizabeth May. 75 signatures and counting. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Petition Text
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled
Whereas:
• The Supreme Court of Canada in R v Jordan (2016) affirmed that delay beyond defined ceilings is presumptively unreasonable and undermines public confidence in the administration of justice;
• Applications under section 696.1 of the Criminal Code constitute a post-conviction review process provided for in the Criminal Code and engage Charter-protected liberty interests;
• The Criminal Conviction Review Group has operated since July 8, 2016 without legislated maximum decision timelines, public registry tracking, or effective remedies for prolonged delay; and
• Some section 696.1 applications deemed complete after Jordan have remained undecided for many years, including applications exceeding seven years without final determination.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commonsto direct the Government of Canada to:
1. Establish legislated maximum decision timelines for applications under section 696.1 of the Criminal Code, grounded in the constitutional principles set out in R v. Jordan (2016);
2. Provide an effective remedy where those timelines are exceeded, including referral to the courts or other appropriate relief;
3. Require that all section 696.1 applications be assigned a formal file number upon being deemed complete and be subject to transparent timeline tracking through an independent registry-style mechanism;
4. Conduct a review of all section 696.1 applications decided or pending since 2016 to assess compliance with constitutional delay principles; and
5. Establish a public inquiry under the Inquiries Act into the wrongful conviction of Kelvin Kingsbury Purdy, including the non-disclosure of exculpatory DNA evidence and the handling of his application by the Criminal Conviction Review Group.