Ontario jurors will be compensated $120 per day from the first day they serve starting Wednesday, a significant increase that some advocates applaud but add that more support for jurors is needed.

Attorney General Doug Downey said at last Thursday's opening of the courts ceremony in Toronto that the jury fee structure in the province hadn't changed since 1989, an area of the justice system he called "neglected."

Under that structure, Ontarians called for jury duty were paid nothing for the first 10 days of trial. From days 11 to 49 of the trial, jurors received $40 daily, and $100 from day 50 onward.

"I know we can all agree that juries play a vital role in our justice system. And I, for one, am very grateful when ordinary citizens from all walks of life answer the call and participate

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