Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Kevin Lamoureux (Winnipeg North, Man.) announced support for youth justice services in Manitoba. Justice Canada is providing the Government of Manitoba’s Department of Justice $49,876,116 over six years, starting in April … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced the next phase of consultation and cooperation on the action plan to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. The second phase will consist of further consultation and cooperation with Indigenous peoples to: validate the proposed measures in the draft action … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence Darrell Samson (Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook, N.S.), Vanessa Fells of the African Nova Scotian Decade for People of African Descent Coalition, and Robert Wright, executive director of the African Nova Scotian Justice Institute, announced … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) accompanied by Na’kuset, executive director of the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal (NWSM), announced support to improve access to justice for Indigenous families in Montreal, Que. Justice Canada is providing $919,275 over four years through the Justice Partnership and Innovation Program to support the NWSM’s … Read more
Legislation to extend by one year the temporary exclusion of eligibility for MAID where a person’s sole medical condition is a mental illness (Bill C-39) received Royal Assent and immediately came into force. This means that persons suffering solely from a mental illness will be eligible for MAID as of March 17, 2024. This one-year extension will provide additional … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough—Rouge Park, Ont.) announced funding of $1.4 million over five years as of April 1, 2021, to Legal Aid Ontario to prepare Impact of Race and Culture Assessments reports for Black persons and members of other racialized minority groups in Ontario. … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced that the Government of Canada released a draft legislative proposal that would amend the federal Interpretation Act to include a non-derogation clause associated with upholding section 35 Aboriginal and treaty rights which would apply to all federal laws. First Nations, Inuit and Métis are invited to … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) issued a statement: “Violence against Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Plus (2SLGBTQI+) people in Canada is an ongoing national tragedy that needs to end […] Today, I am proud to confirm our commitment to renew and provide ongoing … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced judicial appointments in the province of Quebec: The Honourable Éric Dufour, a Judge of the Court of Quebec in Montréal, is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Montréal. Eleni Yiannakis, Partner at IMK LLP in Montréal, is … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.), joined by Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion Ahmed Hussen (York South-Weston, Ont.); Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien (Toronto Centre, Ont.); Dr. Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, associate professor at the University of Toronto; and Zilla Jones, human rights lawyer, to announce … Read more
