An Act to amend the Criminal Code to address the Supreme Court of Canada decision in R. v. Jordan

Bill C-258 (45-1) is a Bloc Quebecois Private Member's Bill from Rheal Fortin to write the Supreme Court's R. v. Jordan framework into the Criminal Code. Jordan (2016) set presumptive ceilings for how long a case can take to reach trial, 18 months in provincial court and 30 months in superior court, after which charges can be stayed for unreasonable delay. The bill would codify that framework and set out exceptions, responding to concern that serious cases are being thrown out over court delay. It echoes the 44th Parliament's Bill C-392 on the same issue.