Daenzer and juror activist Mark Farrant were in Ottawa on Thursday for the second reading of a Senate bill that proposes more mental-health support for jury members. The new bill is aimed at improving mental-health support for jury members who serve in gruesome trials and suffer stress, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. Farrant, who’s the driving force behind the reform, said there’s no difference between last year’s bill and the new one. “This bill is needed in order to provide (jurors) with the care that they deserve,” Farrant said. The two also appeared before the Commons finance committee Thursday to request financial support in the next budget for jurors needing help.

Source: thestar February 06, 2020 22:52 UTC