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The question of constitutionally tolerable delay with respect to the prosecution of minor regulatory and human welfare offences under the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O., 1990, c. P.33 ("POA") has been the source of much recent debate.

In the recent decision of Letang v Hertz Canada Ltd, Justice Myers refused to adjourn a trial date despite the last-minute production of documents, decrying "old brain thinking" that has thwarted timely access to Canada’s civil justice system.