CRIMINAL LAW SECTION MINUTES ATTENDANCE OPENING REPORT OF THE CHAIR

64 or 16 of the Young Offenders Act be amended to allow, with the consent of the parties, transfer hearings to be conducted by a new youth court judge in the event the original judge is unable to continue the proceedings, and to authorize the new youth court judge to continue taking the evidence at the point at which the interruption in the taking of the evidence occurred. [...] 252 of the Criminal Code to cover a situation involving the loss of one of the components or part of the load of the vehicle, boat or aircraft. [...] 252 of the Criminal Code to cover a situation involving the loss of one of the components or part of the load of the vehicle, boat or aircraft without making the presumption in ss. [...] Justice Sopinka, as Chair of the committee called "Project 2000", the concern of the Criminal Section that there should be consistency in the process involved where the constitutionality of a common law rule is at issue with the process where the constitutinality of a statutory provision is at issue, such as the stating of a constitutional question and notification of defence bar. [...] 561(1)(b) and (c) of the Criminal Code be amended to permit the accused to re-elect the mode of trial, as of right from trial before judge and jury, to trial before a judge alone, 60 days prior to the commencement of the trial and thereafter only with the consent of the Crown.