Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) launched a call for proposals for projects that assist victims of intimate partner violence to access and navigate the family justice system, and that improve justice system responses to this type of violence. This funding will be provided through the Justice Partnership and Innovation Program. The full release … Read more
On behalf of the Government of Canada, Senator Marc Gold reintroduced proposed legislative amendments to the Judges Act that aim to strengthen the judicial complaints process, which was originally established 50 years ago. The reintroduced bill would amend and streamline the process for more serious complaints, where removal from the bench could be an outcome. The current process … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) and Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien (Toronto Centre, Ont.) introduced proposed amendments to the Criminal Code to ban so-called conversion therapy practices in Canada. Bill C-4 would make Canada’s criminal laws on conversion therapy practices among the most comprehensive in the world. The legislation … Read more
The Department of Justice Canada issued the following statement: “Today, counsel for the Department of Justice attended a case management conference regarding the extradition proceedings for Meng Wanzhou. We informed the Court that on September 24 the US Department of Justice withdrew their request for Canada to extradite Meng Wanzhou to the United States. As … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced the Government of Canada’s investment of $6.64 million over five years beginning April 1, 2021, followed by $1.6 million annually on an ongoing basis for the implementation of Impact of Race and Culture Assessments across Canada. The full release is available online. Call 343-575-3279. Justice Minister and … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced that Criminal Code amendments relating to single event sport betting will come into force on Aug. 27, 2021. With these amendments, provinces and territories will be permitted to conduct and manage single event sport betting in their respective jurisdictions and offer Canadians an opportunity to place bets in a regulated … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) and Liberal MP Ron McKinnon (Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam, B.C.), joined by Councillor David Kenworthy of the Katzie First Nation to highlighted the Government of Canada’s support of their project that aims to revitalize Indigenous laws within their community. Support for this initiative also aligns with the … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) and Liberal MP Michael McLeod (Northwest Territories), joined by Chief Edward Sangris of Yellowknives Dene First Nation highlighted the Government of Canada’s support of their project to revitalize Indigenous legal and governance traditions. Support for this initiative also aligns with the Government of Canada’s response … Read more
On July 28, 2021, the Chair of the Advisory Board, the Right Honourable Kim Campbell, provided the Government with its Report on the 2021 appointment process of Justice Mahmud Jamal to the Supreme Court of Canada on July 1, 2021. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-6568. Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.), joined by Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Queen’s Privy Council of Canada, the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, and to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Kevin Lamoureux (Winnipeg North, Man.), announced the Government of Canada’s support to The Association of … Read more
