Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) released Canada’s Black Justice Strategy’s Implementation Plan, Toward Transformative Change: an Implementation Plan for Canada’s Black Justice Strategy. The Plan establishes a 10-year framework to reduce the overrepresentation of Black people in the criminal justice system. The 2024 Fall Economic Statement proposes investments to support Canada’s first … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) announced a judicial appointment in Nunavut: Mark T. Mossey is appointed a Judge of the Nunavut Court of Justice in Iqaluit. The full release is available online. Contact Chantalle.Aubertin@justice.gc.ca.
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) announced the following judicial appointments: John A. Sorensen is appointed a Judge of the Tax Court of Canada. Kirkland G. Shannon is appointed an associate judge of the Federal Court. The Honourable Christian Immer is appointed a puisne Judge of the Court of … Read more
The Government of Canada announced that a National Forum on Combatting Antisemitism will be held in February 2025 in Ottawa. The Forum will be co-chaired by Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) and Minister of Public Safety David McGuinty (Ottawa South, Ont.) and will bring together federal, provincial, and municipal leadership, … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) made the following judicial appointments: Andrea L. Froese is appointed a Justice of the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta in Calgary, Alta. Ellery C. Lew is appointed a Justice of the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta in Edmonton, Alta. Meaghan M. Conroy … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) announced that David and Joyce Milgaard’s Law, which establishes a new, independent commission to review potential wrongful convictions, received Royal Assent on Dec. 17, 2024. Under David and Joyce Milgaard’s Law, the current ministerial review process will be replaced with a new, independent commission that will be … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) announced the following appointments: Sophie Leblanc is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Gatineau. Gordon J. Cudjoe is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Brampton. Ryan P. Rabinovitch is appointed a Judge … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) announced that the government will divide Bill C-63, Online Harms Act, into two bills. He stated “The first part of the bill will deal with the parts that target children and combating child sex predators and issues that relate to rev — revenge … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) announced the following appointments: Andrew S. Davis is appointed a Judge of His Majesty’s Court of King’s Bench for Saskatchewan in Regina; Lindsay R. LeBlanc is appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Victoria; Glen LC Noel is appointed a Justice of … Read more
Liberal MP Brendan Hanley (Yukon) announced a total of $800,396 in new funding to the Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council (YAWC) for two Indigenous-led projects in Whitehorse, Yukon. The full release is available online. Contact Chantalle.Aubertin@justice.gc.ca.
