What is the presumptive ceiling for passage of time in a criminal matter?
Manitoba, Canada
The following excerpt is from Pollock et al. v. Human Rights Commission (Manitoba) et al., 2018 MBQB 170 (CanLII):
The applicants attempted to draw comparisons between: a) the presumptive ceiling of 18 or 30 months in a criminal matter as set forth in Jordan; b) passage of time in Wewaykum Indian Band v. Canada, 2003 SCC 45; and c) failing to take out a court order without explanation for 10 years (Chartier v. Manitoba Public Insurance, 2014 MBCA 113).
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