The Star/Ryerson investigation reporters did not watch jury selection in all 52 trials. Of the juries documented, only three were composed of 50 per cent visible minority and 50 per cent white jurors. In most cases, white jurors represented the majority with as many as 11 of the 12 positions. In March 2016, 10 white jurors, one brown and one Asian heard the case of a 40-year-old brown female. ( Vince Talotta )In a Toronto jury selection pool of 119 people on Wednesday, reporters counted only three Black prospective jurors.

Source: thestar February 16, 2018 20:31 UTC