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Sir, in chapter 6 of our Report, we have recommended that additional documentation be provided to the jury to clarify and simplify the presentation of evidence and thereby shorten the trial. We believe that the prosecution case statement and the defence case statement, if any, should be made available to the jury along with summaries of evidence and the opening and closing speeches of counsel. The length and complexity of the trial dictates that this additional written material is necessary. As
well, the Committee has recommended that increased use be made of modern visual aids and that a glossary of technical terms be prepared to help the jury understand the evidence.
Sir, that is a summary of our major proposals. A summary of all our recommendations is set out in chapter 9 of our Report. The minutes of the private sessions of the Committee, and the transcripts of the public sessions and written
submissions received,
contained are
in Volumes 2 and 3. We
anticipate that all three volumes will be published available to the public within two weeks.
and be
We wish to express our appreciation of the co-operation given by the organizations and individuals who made written and oral submissions to the Committee. We also wish to thank the Clerk and his supporting staff for their assistance.
Finally, Sir, I would like to take this opportunity to express my personal appreciation of the time and effort that my colleagues on the Committee have given to a difficult and complex
task.
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