Justice Minister Rob Nicholson (Niagara Falls, ON) and Conservative MP Shelly Glover (Saint Boniface, MB) announced $5.25 million in funding over five years for the creation and enhancement of Child Advocacy Centres across Canada to help better serve young victims and witnesses of crime. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-4621.
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson and MP Daniel Petit announced the re-introduction of legislation to end sentence discounts for multiple murders. Call 613-992-4621.
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson issued a statement following the Ontario Superior Court’s decision on the Bedford Prostitution Challenge. He says the government is considering an appeal. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-4621.
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson met with Sue O'Sullivan, the new Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime, and pledged to work with her on behalf of victims of crime. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-4621.
A team from the Victoria Times Colonist and a team from Radio-Canada's Enquete are the winners of the eleventh annual Justicia Awards for Excellence in Journalism. The full release is available online. Call 613-237-2925.
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson announced that three eminent jurists, the Honourable Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, C.C., G.O.Q., the Honourable Frank Iacobucci, C.C., Q.C., and the Honourable Donald I. Brenner, Q.C., will serve as the panel of arbiters for the Ad Hoc Committee of Parliamentarians reviewing the Afghan detainee documents. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-4621.
