Friday, 20 December 2024

The David and Joyce Milgaard law

 POST SCRIPT TO INNOCENCE  CANADA PRESS CONFERENCE


Photos by Stephen Weir

Minister of Justice Arif Virani, Susan Milgaard (PICTURED ABOVE), and Innocence Canada co-founder James Lockyer address the press at Innocence Canada in Toronto to celebrate Bill C-40, the Miscarriage of Justice Act.

Named after David and Joyce Milgaard, this landmark law replaces the Ministerial Review process with an independent commission to examine wrongful convictions—a historic victory 31 years in the making for the wrongly convicted.

Minister of Justice Arif Virani

Innocence Canada co-founder James Lockyer