Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address:
http://www.parl.gc.caSUMMARYThis enactment amends the Criminal Code to(a) allow for the appointment of a judge as a case management judge;(b) define the role and the powers of a case management judge;(c) streamline the use of direct indictments preferred under section 577;(d) allow for delayed severance orders;(e) improve the protection of the identity of jurors;(f) increase the maximum number of jurors who can hear the evidence on the merits; and(g) provide that, in the case of a mistrial, certain decisions made during the trial are binding on the parties in any new trial.