How is a grand jury different from other juries?
In grand juries, selected jurors are chosen by electors to represent the district for up to a year.
In grand juries, individuals who serve must have resided in the district for at least one year.
In grand juries, selected jurors must have previous jury experience on prior criminal cases.
In grand juries, individuals serve for a set amount of time and hear multiple cases during that time.
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PART I: INTRODUCTION
A. Preface and Acknowledgements
B. Introduction and Executive Summary
1. Introduction
2. My Mandate and Work
3. Issues Identified During Visits and Meetings
4. Written Submissions
5. Historical, Legal and Comparative Research
6. Recommendations
7. Acknowledgement
PART II: APPOINTMENT AND WORK OF THE INDEPENDENT REVIEW
A. Mandate of the Independent Review
B. Work of the Independent Review
1. Nishnawbe Aski Nation
2. Union of Ontario Indians
3. Grand Council of Treaty #3
4. Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto
5. Independent First Nations
PART III: THE JURY SYSTEM AND FIRST NATIONS: PAST AND PRESENT
A. Introduction
B. Brief History of Juries in Ontario
1. Role and Functions of the Jury
2. A Brief History of the Jury System and the Jury Selection Process in Ontario
3. Decline in the Use of Juries from the Nineteenth to the Twentieth Century
C. The Jury Selection System as it Currently Operates in Ontario
D. Requirement that a Jury be Representative
1. History and Evolution of the Principle of a Representative Jury
2. Ontario Case Law on Representativeness
(a) Preparation of Jury Rolls
(b) Selection of the Jury Panel
E. The Representation of First Nations Peoples on Ontario Juries
1. Introduction
2. Juries Act Obligation to Include On-Reserve Residents on Ontario’s Jury Roll
3. Practice of Court Officials Prior to 2001
4. Practice of Court Officials From 2001 On
F. Experience in Other Jurisdictions
1. Experience in Other Canadian Provinces
(a) Manitoba
(b) British Columbia
(c) Northwest Territories
(d) Alberta
(e) Other Provinces That Use Health Insurance Records to Compile the Jury Roll
2. Experience in Other Countries
(a) Australia
(b) New Zealand
(c) United States
(i) Alaska
(ii) New York
(iii) Sending Jury Roll Questionnaires to Areas with Significant Minority Populations
PART IV: THE JURY SYSTEM AND FIRST NATIONS: THE FUTURE
A. Introduction
B. Results of visits and meetings
1. First Nations Sessions
(a) First Nations peoples’ perspectives on the justice system chill their desire to serve on Ontario juries
(i) Cultural Barriers
(ii) Systemic Discrimination
(iii) Education
(iv) Self-Government
(v) Policing
(b) Current practices for collection of names and contact information of First Nations people on reserve are inadequate
(c) Jury questionnaires pose problems and concerns that deter First Nations responses
(d) Practical barriers to jury participation
(e) Coroner’s Inquests
(f) Relationship between the Ministry of the Attorney General and First Nations with respect to the jury roll needs to be improved
2. Meetings with Government Officials and the Judiciary
C. Submissions
1. NAN submissions
2. Union of Ontario Indians submissions
(a) Submissions Following Engagement Process
(b) Submissions Following Jury Information Forums -- “Juries are a Circle of Justice”
(c) Independent Papers Commissioned by the Union
3. Chiefs of Ontario submissions
4. Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto submissions
(i) Long term Recommendations
(ii) Interim Recommendations
5. Submissions of the Office of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth
6. Submission of Legal Aid Ontario
D. Recommendations
1. Introduction
2. Implementation of Recommendations — Establishing an Implementation Committee and Minister’s Advisory Group
(a) Implementation Committee
(b) Advisory Group to the Attorney General on First Nations peoples and the Justice System
3. Recommendations Respecting Systematic Concerns about the Justice System
4. Recommendations Respecting the Reform of the Jury Selection Process
5. Recommendations Respecting Jury Member Compensation
6. Recommendations Respecting Coroner’s Inquests
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