OTTAWA – The Bloc Québécois tabled a bill Thursday that would make it impossible for judges to throw out cases of violent and serious crimes like murder and sexual assault due to excessive delays.

Bloc Québécois MP Denis Trudel tabled Bill C-392 that would effectively put into law the reasonable time limits established by the Supreme Court in its <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;2016 Jordan decision&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/cb/2020/38532-eng.aspx#:~:text=Jordan.,on%20the%20type%20of%20trial.&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" href="https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/cb/2020/38532-eng.aspx#:~:text=Jordan.,on%20the%20type%20of%20trial." rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" target="_blank">2016 Jordan decision</a>.

The bill would make it impossible for judges to throw out cases of violent crimes like murder and sexual assault due to excessive delays.{ai:summary}<p>Bloc Québécois introduces Bill C-392 to prevent dismissal of violent crime cases due to delays, implementing Supreme Court ruling. #crime</p>

Bloc tables bill that would make it impossible for judges to throw out delayed violent crime cases

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