In support of the Government of Canada’s commitment to standing up for victims of crime, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) and Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) introduced comprehensive legislation through Bill C-26 to better protect children from a range of sexual offences and exploitation at home and … Read more
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.), accompanied by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice Robert Goguen (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe , N.B.), visited the YWCA of Moncton, and announced the organization has received funding from the Department of Justice Canada to host an event during National Victims of Crime Awareness Week (Victims Week), to be … Read more
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) and Conservative MP Keith Ashfield (Fredericton, N.B.) announced $55,000 in funding for the Fredericton Sexual Assault Crisis Centre. The Fredericton Sexual Assault Crisis Centre will receive funding from the federal government to develop, pilot and evaluate a comprehensive and flexible group therapy model designed … 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 $300,000 for the implementation of the Child and Youth Advocacy Centre (CYAC) at Boost – the first CYAC in Toronto. The funding is being made available for the CYAC at Boost to ensure that … Read more
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) spoke at the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) Nova Scotia Branch Bench and Bar Reception and Dinner during its mid-winter conference. The minister highlighted the government’s action on a host of important criminal justice issues, such as cyberbullying, accused persons found Not Criminally Responsible … Read more
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) and Status of Women Minister Kellie Leitch (Simcoe-Grey, Ont.) announced the government`s support for the Girls Action Foundation’s project Building Bridges for Female Youth: National partnership project to address intimate partner violence and increase access to justice among marginalized young women. The project, funded … Read more
The Government of Canada has contributed $240,350.00 to Nova Scotia for the design and development of specialized family justice services that will respond better to the unique needs of families experiencing a particularly high level of conflict related to a separation or divorce. This project will focus on three interrelated services for families that Nova … Read more
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) announced $143,500 in funding for Victims of Violence Canadian Centre for Missing Children. The funding will be used by the organization to continue publishing Victim Matters, a bi-monthly publication that serves to increase knowledge and awareness of victimization, the needs of victims of crime, available … Read more
The government issued a statement on the status of Bill C-14, Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act. The statement is available online. Call 613-992-4621.
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) issued a statement on the Bedford case. MacKay said, “I am concerned that, with its ruling in the case of Attorney General of Canada v. Bedford et al., the Supreme Court of Canada has found sections 210, 212(1)(j) and 213(1)(c) of the Criminal Code related … Read more
