TORONTO - Expert recommendations on whether Ontario should support compensation for Steven Truscott has yet to be disclosed, but the province voted in favour of the idea in a symbolic motion Thursday.
A private member's motion from Guelph Liberal Liz Sandals to support compensation received all-party support during the debate, although some suggested the free vote was premature.
The government tasked former Appeal Court justice Sydney Robins with reviewing the issue, and while Attorney General Chris Bentley has his recommendations in hand, he has yet to release them publicly.
In the past, Robins has suggested the issue of compensation "turned" on the fact Truscott wasn't declared innocent of schoolmate Lynne Harper's 1959 rape and murder.
Ontario's top court declared Truscott a victim of a miscarriage of justice and acquitted him, but stopped short of declaring him innocent due to a lack of physical evidence.
Progressive Conservative justice critic Christine Elliott says the government should wait to hear Robins' report before weighing in.
Truscott's wife Marlene said their family appreciates Sandals' motion, but suggested it's "inappropriate" to comment on the results of the debate and the vote.
Bentley was not present for Thursday's vote.
