The defendant, P.B., brought a s. 11(b) Charter application alleging a breach of the right to be tried within a reasonable time, citing a total delay of 27 months and 3 days.
The court applied the Jordan framework, deducting periods of delay attributable to the defence, resulting in a net delay of 16 months and 28 days, which is below the 18-month presumptive ceiling for provincial courts.
The court found that the defendant did not demonstrate a sustained effort to expedite proceedings and that the case did not take markedly longer than it reasonably should have.
The application was dismissed.
