Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) announced funding of $625,500 over five years to support the SeaStar Child and Youth Advocacy Centre, a project of the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, N.S. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-6568. Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) announced … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) and Liberal MP Yvan Baker (Etobicoke Centre, Ont.), accompanied by Kirsti Mathers McHenry, executive director of Pro Bono Ontario, announced funding of $475,788 for Pro Bono Ontario’s Ukrainian Refugee Legal Relief Initiative. The Justice Partnership and Innovation Program is providing the funding over three years (2022-2025). … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) announced judicial appointments to the Federal Court: Julie L. Blackhawk is appointed a Judge of the Federal Court. Angus G. Grant is appointed a Judge of the Federal Court. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-6568.
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) announced judicial appointments in the province of Ontario: The Honourable Michael B. J. Carnegie is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in London. Stephen J. Wojciechowski is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Thunder … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.); Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.); Niki Sharma, Attorney General of British Columbia; and Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General of British Columbia, met with Kory Wilson, chair of the British Columbia First … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) and Sharon Sutherland, executive director of Mediate BC, announced $922,866 in project funding for Mediate BC to improve access to justice for Indigenous and racialized communities in B.C. This funding supports Mediate BC’s Navigating Collaborative Decision-Making in Child Welfare project. Justice Canada is providing funding … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) announced that, following an extensive review, he has ordered a new trial for Robert Mailman and Walter Gillespie under the conviction review provisions of the Criminal Code. Virani determined that there is a reasonable basis to conclude that a miscarriage of justice likely occurred. The … Read more
Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi (Pierrefonds–Dollard, Que.) and Stéphanie Gareau, executive director of the Centre d’appui aux enfants et à la jeunesse de Marie-Vincent, announced a funding to Marie-Vincent. The Department of Justice Canada will provide $498,685 in funding over 5 years (2023-2028) to the Centre d’appui aux enfants et à la jeunesse de Marie-Vincent for its project under the … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) announced a judicial appointment in the province of Ontario: Nathalie Des Rosiers is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Toronto. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-6568. Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) announced a … Read more
The government released the Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments report on the selection process to the Government of Canada of the appointment of Justice Mary T. Moreau. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-6568.
