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The House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (JUST) is a standing committee of the House of Commons of Canada.The Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, as it was then known, began their first session on February 17, 1966, under the Chair Alan John Patrick Cameron (Liberal Party of Canada). [1]
The department's responsibilities reflect the double role of the Minister of Justice, who is also by law the Attorney General of Canada: in general terms, the Minister is concerned with the administration of justice, including policy in such areas as criminal law, family law, human rights law, and Aboriginal justice; the Attorney General is the ...
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"This (racial disparity in the justice system) is shameful," he said. "The reason the numbers are so high is due in good part to current sentencing laws, which focus on punishment."
King (as chief justice) The Law Society of Upper Canada (1888) High Court of Justice of Ontario (Exchequer Division) 23 Louis-Philippe Brodeur (1862–1924) Quebec: August 11, 1911 – October 9, 1923 — 12 years, 59 days — Laurier: Université Laval à Montréal, Faculté de droit (1884) Minister of the Naval Service: 24 Pierre-Basile Mignault
As the top prosecuting officer in Canada, 'attorney general' is a separate title held by the minister of justice—a member of the Cabinet. The minister of justice is concerned with questions of policy and their relationship to the justice system. In their role as attorney general, they are the chief law officer of the Crown. The roles have ...
The Minister of Justice appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights to explain, for the first time in public, the process for selecting the justices. [ 40 ] However, when the names of Justices Abella and Charron were put forward, parliament was dissolved , and thus unable to form committees.
Judith M. Woods was appointed to the Federal Court of Appeal on June 16, 2016. She replaced Mr. Justice C. Michael Ryer, who resigned effective May 1, 2016. Madame Justice Woods was previously a judge of the Tax Court of Canada, where she served from 2003 to 2016. [1]