MACDONALD, ALEX

Is justice being served by Canada's current justice system?" asks former B.C. attorney general Alex Macdonald in the second edition of this controversial book. For the most part, Macdonald's answer is "No." Clogged courtrooms, procedural wrangling, problems caused by well-intentioned but ill-considered legislation-these all combine to thwart natural justice. Acerbic and iconoclastic, Macdonald points to the system's foibles and failures in a book that is guaranteed to inspire outrage, incredulity and a demand for judicial reform. This updated edition includes new material on such controversial topics as DNA testing, and the relationship between the juror and the accused, as well as a thought-provoking final chapter that sums up the action Canadians must take if we want to reform our criminal justice system.
"Macdonald's book should be in the library of every Canadian who wants to reform the costly and time-wasteful justice system." -Victoria Times-Colonist