This paper considers the Alberta Government’s response to R v Jordan, 2016 SCC 27, which imposed time limits for bringing criminal charges to trial. It discusses the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service’s Injecting a Sense of Urgency report from April 2013, released prior to the Jordan decision. It also highlights some of the practical realities facing the criminal justice system and discusses the Crown’s response to Jordan, including the triage protocol and the Alberta Criminal Justice Summit.

This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Canada 150 — Constitutional Law Symposium in Edmonton on October 27, 2017.