Amend the Jury Act

Year
2020
Number
NR22
Sponsor(s)
Fort St. John

Whereas the Jury Act disqualifies Members of the Legislative Assembly and Members of Parliament from jury duty but does not include local government elected officials; And whereas local government elected officials actively lobby for legislative amendments, oversee their RCMP Detachment work plans and are privy to sensitive information that could create a real or perceived conflict of interest if required to participate on a jury in their municipality: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM lobby the provincial government to amend the Jury Act to disqualify local government elected officials from jury duty.

Convention Decision
Not Considered - Automatic Referral to Executive
Executive Decision
Referred Back to Sponsor