Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced $340,000 in funding for Archway Society for Domestic Peace in Vernon, British Columbia. This funding will support the Archway Society for Domestic Peace’s Oak Centre, a place where children and youth victims and witnesses receive support and can be interviewed in a safe, welcoming environment. … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced $710,410 over four years for the Université de Saint-Boniface’s Bachelors of Translation Program. This funding will support the introduction of ten new courses in legal translation and law to be added to the existing undergraduate curriculum. With these new courses, Université de Saint-Boniface students … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced $2.3 million in funding for two organizations that are working to address sexual harassment in Canadian workplaces. The work of these organizations –Clinique juridique Juripop and the Groupe d’aide et d’information sur le harcèlement sexuel au travail de la province de Québec Inc.– will … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced $341,600 in funding for the University of Saskatchewan Nunavut Law Program at the Nunavut Arctic College, a legal education program designed to increase the number of practicing lawyers in Nunavut and to improve access to justice for Nunavummiut. The program is a partnership between Nunavut … Read more
Liberal MP Wayne Long (Saint John-Rothesay, N.B.) on behalf of Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced $739,000 in funding over five years to Family Plus/Life Solutions. With this funding, Family Plus/Life Solutions will help establish a Child and Youth Advocacy Centre in Saint John as a single point of access within the community … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced funding for The Help and Legal Centre of Northumberland. This federal investment of $3,747,000 supports 20 legal clinics in Eastern, Northern and Southwestern Ontario. Together they will take a coordinated approach to the development and delivery of legal information and advice to individuals as … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) and Richard Wagner, Chief Justice of Canada, signed an Accord aimed at recognizing and reinforcing the independence of the Supreme Court of Canada. In the Accord, the Wagner and Lametti express their commitment to the independence of the judiciary, which is fundamental to our democracy and to maintaining public confidence in … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced that Janet M. Fuhrer, Partner at Ridout & Maybee LLP in Ottawa, is appointed a Judge of the Federal Court, and a Judge ex officio of the Federal Court of Appeal. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-6568. Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) met with William Barr, United States Attorney General. They discussed a broad range of matters including money laundering, data privacy, crimes that target seniors, telemarketing and elder fraud, as well as the upcoming meeting of Ministers of the Quintet and Five Country Ministerial. The full … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced the following judicial appointments in the province of Quebec: Lucie Fournier, a Judge of the Superior Court of Québec for the District of Montréal, is appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal of Quebec. Benoît Moore, a Judge of the Superior Court of … Read more
