A young person charged with operating a motor vehicle while impaired by a drug brought a section 11(b) Charter motion alleging a violation of the right to trial within a reasonable time.
The Crown conceded the case was subject to the Jordan framework and that the total delay was approximately 19 months.
The court found no defence delay attributable to the applicant and determined that the case took markedly longer than it reasonably should have due to late disclosure of critical evidence, including a Centre of Forensic Sciences Report and a Drug Recognition Examination video.
The court granted the motion and stayed the charge.
