Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice Robert Goguen (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe , N.B.) met with students of Moncton High School to discuss the dangers of cyberbullying and to raise awareness of measures the Government has taken to help keep Canadians safe from online crime. New legislation, the Protecting Canadians from … Read more
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice Bob Dechert (Mississauga-Erindale, Ont.) announced funding of $300,000 for Victim Services Toronto. The funding will be used to support the Family Access Services Toronto (F.A.S.T. Access) project, which will be led by Victim Services Toronto and the Toronto … Read more
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) Conservative Ontario Senator Bob Runciman, Minister of State (Multiculturalism) Tim Uppal (Edmonton-Sherwood Park, Alta.) and Conservative MP Corneliu Chisu (Pickering-Scarborough East, Ont.) met with the Amalgamated Transit Union and the Canadian Urban Transit Association to celebrate Bill S-221, which amends the Criminal Code to address assaults against public transit operators. The full release … Read more
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) announced $192,000 in funding for Montreal’s Concertation des luttes contre l’exploitation sexuelle (CLES), to develop a toolkit to increase awareness of the realities and consequences of human trafficking and violence in the lives of women and of the services, resources and legal information … Read more
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) announced funding for projects that will help families deal with divorce or separation issues. Le Petit Pont in Quebec will receive $165,000 and Le Reseau de Chercheures Africaines in Ontario will receive over $207,000 in federal funding aimed at improving access to the family … Read more
Conservative MP Rob Clarke (Desnethe – Missinippi – Churchill River, Sask.) announced $147,734 in funding over two years for the Agency Chiefs Tribal Council Community Justice Program. The program supports the development and delivery of alternative justice measures for both youth and adults in Big River, Pelican Lake, and Witchekan Lake First Nations communities. These measures include traditional sentencing … Read more
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) announced more than $24,000 in funding for the Wachiay Friendship Centre Society, which will partner with the RCMP Victim Services in Courtenay and Campbell River to deliver the “Human Trafficking: I’m Not For Sale” program. The full release is available online.
On behalf of Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.), Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) announced $631,204 in funding for the Northwest Territories Department of Justice Community Justice Division to support its Community Justice Program, which works with partners to provide restorative justice services programs and crime reduction activities. Call 613-992-4621.
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) introduced legislation, Bill C-53, Life Means Life Act, that would ensure that Canada’s most heinous criminals will be subject to mandatory life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. These measures build on the Government of Canada’s ongoing commitment to keeping Canada’s streets and communities … Read more
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) announced the coming into force of the Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act., Bill C-13. The new legislation demonstrates the Government of Canada’s commitment to help ensure that Canadians are better protected against online exploitation by helping to protect young Canadians from cyberbullying … Read more
