Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced that, following an extensive review, he has referred the case of Robert Sanderson to the Manitoba Court of Appeal for a new appeal from conviction pursuant to the conviction review provisions of the Criminal Code. The full release is available online. Call 343-574-3446.
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced judicial appointments in the province of Quebec: Marie-Eve Bélanger, partner at McCarthy Tétrault LLP in Montréal, is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Montréal. Shaun E. Finn, partner at BCF Business Law in Montréal, is appointed a Judge … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.), Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.) introduced legislation to extend the temporary exclusion of eligibility for MAID where a person’s sole medical condition is a mental illness until March 17, … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.), Liberal MP Chad Collins (Hamilton East–Stoney Creek, Ont.) and Kim Gibson-Chalmers, manager of youth services from the John Howard Society of Hamilton, Burlington & Area announced the Government of Canada’s support for their Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Youth Justice Program. The goal of this … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough—Rouge Park, Ont.) and Johannes Lampe, President of Nunatsiavut, announced funding to help address the overrepresentation of Inuit in the justice system within the Labrador Inuit Settlement Area. Justice Canada is providing … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and to the President of the Treasury Board Greg Fergus (Hull—Aylmer, Que.) and President Cassidy Caron of the Métis National Council announced funding to support Métis-led engagement that will inform the development of an Indigenous Justice Strategy to … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced that following an extensive review, he has referred the case of Wade Skiffington to the Court of Appeal for British Columbia for a new appeal pursuant to the conviction review provisions of the Criminal Code. Lametti’s decision that there is a reasonable basis to conclude that … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.), Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.) issued a statement: “Under the current MAID law, eligibility for MAID will be expanded to persons whose sole medical condition is … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced that the Government of Canada is providing funding to the National Judicial Institute for judicial training on IPV and family violence in the family justice system. Justice Canada is providing $869,861 over four years to the National Judicial Institute for judicial training on … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced a judicial appointment in the province of Québec: The Honourable Enrico Forlini, a Judge of the Court of Québec in Montréal, is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Montréal. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-6568. … Read more
