Low pay for jurors preventing some from being tried by peers
B.C. pays jurors less than minimum wage, which advocates say could be affecting the makeup of juries selected to decide the outcomes of trials.
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B.C. pays jurors less than minimum wage, which advocates say could be affecting the makeup of juries selected to decide the outcomes of trials.
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