Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced the following judicial appointments in the province of Ontario: Clyde Smith is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, and a Judge ex officio of the Court of Appeal for Ontario; and Howard Leibovich is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced $355,000 in funding for the Services intégrés en abus et maltraitance pilot project at the Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale, for victims of abuse or mistreatment and their families. Through the Child Advocacy Centres, the Government of … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced the following appointments: Angela M. Furlanetto, is appointed a prothonotary of the Federal Court in Ottawa Charles A. Leblond, Q.C., is appointed a judge of the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick George R. Locke is appointed a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) met with the Southern Chiefs’ Organization to discuss the SCO’s First Nations Justice Strategy Program and justice priorities in their communities. To support this program, Lametti announced $689,160 over three years in renewed federal funding for the SCO First Nations Justice Strategy Program through the Indigenous … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) joined Ashley Tedham, Executive Director of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award’s Alberta, Northwest Territories, Nunavut Division to announce funding to support a pilot project that promotes intervention and reintegration opportunities for youth involved in the justice system in Calgary, Edmonton, and Yellowknife. A feasibility … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced that he has ordered a new trial for Glen Assoun, pursuant to the conviction review provisions of the Criminal Code. The full release is available online. Call 613-957-4207. Department of Justice Canada officials issued an Authority to Proceed, formally commencing an extradition process in the case of … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced the following appointment in the province of B.C.: Dennis K. Hori, a partner with Fulton & Company LLP, is appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Kelowna. The full release is available online. Call 613-862-3270.
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced the judicial appointments in the province of Ontario: William S. Chalmers, managing partner at Hughes Amys LLP, is appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Toronto. Shaun O’Brien, General Counsel and Executive Director at Women’s Legal Education and Action … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism Andy Fillmore (Halifax, N.S.) and Liberal MP Colin Fraser (West Nova, N.S.) announced funding for the creation of the Access to Justice and Law Reform Institute of Nova Scotia. This one-time funding of $175,000 from the Department of Justice Canada’s Justice Partnership and Innovation Program will … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Jody Wilson-Raybould (Vancouver-Granville, B.C.) issued the Directive on Civil Litigation Involving Indigenous Peoples. The Directive will guide the Government of Canada’s legal approaches, positions and decisions taken in civil litigation involving Aboriginal and treaty rights, and the Crown’s obligation towards Indigenous peoples. The full release is available online. Call 613-957-4207.
