The federal government has introduced proposed amendments to the Criminal Code that would establish an independent commission to review cases of individuals who may have been wrongfully convicted and decide if their cases should be reviewed.
The commission created by Bill C-40, also called “David and Joyce Milgaard’s Law,” would replace Canada’s current ministerial review process, which is handled by the Criminal Conviction Review Group within the federal justice department.
David Milgaard, after whom the proposed legislation’s short title is named along with his mother, was released from prison in 1992 after being wrongfully convicted of rape and murder and imprisoned for 23 years….