New bill could bring cases to court quicker

A new bill in the National Assembly can enable justice to be served when a crime victim comes before.

As reported by The Gazette, Bill 22 would extend Quebec's statutes of limitations on criminal civil suits to 30 years for sexual abuse and 10 years for other crimes.

It will also increase compensation under the Quebec crime victims’ compensation act. 

If passed, victims of a crime can seek compensation from the act to two years from one, raise the amount parents of victims of a crime can ask for to 12 000 dollars and raise the funeral expenses of crime victim to 5000 dollars.

Currently, a crime victim must file a civil suit within three years of the incident. The Bill also enables cases filed 27 years ago to be heard almost instantly.

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