The applicant sought a stay of proceedings for human trafficking charges due to alleged unreasonable delay under s. 11(b) of the Charter.
The total delay from arrest to anticipated trial conclusion was 33.3 months.
The court applied the Jordan framework, deducting defence-attributable delay, which included time for prioritizing other matters, unavailability for earlier judicial pre-trials, and unavailability for court-offered summer 2024 trial dates.
The net delay was calculated to be approximately 28.3 months, falling below the Jordan ceiling.
The court found that the case, involving human trafficking, did not take "markedly longer than it reasonably should have" and was not a "clear case" warranting a stay.
The application for a stay was dismissed.