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Canada's federal government introduced a bill on Thursday aimed at addressing what the justice minister called a "shameful" over-representation of Black and indigenous people in the criminal ...
The committee launched their broad study on access to justice in Canada on February 23, 2016. [4] On September 20, 2016, in a news release, they submitted their report Access to Justice –Part 1: The Court Challenges Program which was the first phase of that study. [4]
Canada's government on Monday proposed C$1.3 billion ($913.05 million) for border security after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened tariffs unless Canada reduced the movement of migrants ...
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 ...
Thomas Albert Cromwell CC (born May 5, 1952) is a Canadian jurist and former Puisne Justice on the Supreme Court of Canada. [1] After eleven years on the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, Cromwell was nominated to succeed Michel Bastarache and occupy the seat traditionally reserved for Atlantic provinces on the Supreme Court of Canada by Prime Minister Stephen Harper [2] and assumed office on ...
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 ...
Michael Kovrig (left) and Michael Spavor (right) In December 2018, Canadian nationals Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were taken into custody in China. It appeared that their detention on December 10 and subsequent indictment under the state secrets law were linked to the arrest of Huawei's chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, in Canada on December 1. [1]
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