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Toronto, Canada – People in Ontario, Canada, are being excused from jury duty due to financial constraints, according to criminal defense lawyer Sid Freeman. Freeman, who has witnessed this issue in her 30 years of trials, argued that the poor, especially those facing lengthy trials, are rendered ineligible to serve on juries. This lack of socioeconomic diversity results in an unrepresentative jury system that fails to provide equal justice for all. Ontario’s jury pay is notoriously low compared to other provinces in Canada. Jurors receive no compensation for the first 10 days of service, $40 … Read more