Category Archives: Justice
Justice, public safety ministers discuss need for anti-racism training
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says a need for anti-racism training for all people working in the criminal justice system was a focus of conversation with his counterparts from across the country over the last two days. Blair says
Justice, public safety ministers discuss need for anti-racism training
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says a need for anti-racism training for all people working in the criminal justice system was a focus of conversation with his counterparts from across the country at a two-day meeting. Blair said there
Privacy watchdog rejects B.C. First Nation’s bid to access location of COVID-19 cases
VICTORIA — B.C.'s information and privacy commissioner says the province is releasing enough information to allow First Nations and the public to mitigate the risks of COVID-19. The Heiltsuk Tribal Council, Tsilhqot’in National Government and Nuu-chah-...
Senator links drug used in botched U.S. lethal injections to assisted death in Canada
OTTAWA — A Conservative senator is questioning why a drug blamed for botched executions in the United States is being used to provide medical assistance in dying in Canada. But Sen. Michael MacDonald's attempt to make an "ugly link" between capital
Quebec court grants Ottawa third extension to deal with revamped assisted-dying law
A Quebec judge has granted the federal government another delay in bringing medical assistance in dying legislation in line with a ruling from the province's Superior Court. This time around, Ottawa asked for — and received — until Feb. 26, a
Back to the future: Neighbourhood policing gaining new favour, Toronto chief says
TORONTO — Big city policing has come something of a full circle, Toronto's interim chief of police says of what he's seen in his 40 years with the service. An example of back to the future, James Ramer says in an
Liberals striving for ‘balance’ on federal transparency, Trudeau says
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says while he is committed to transparency in the federal government, being too forthcoming can hinder the government's ability to wrestle with tough decisions. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Trudeau def...
Right-wing extremist activity on the rise in Atlantic Canada: UNB researchers
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Researchers at the University of New Brunswick found an alarming recent spike in right-wing extremism in Atlantic Canada, and the data indicates the activity is increasing. Right-wing extremist activity surged in Atlantic Canada in 2...
MAID litigant says disability doesn’t make her vulnerable to pressure to end her life
OTTAWA — Nicole Gladu has no time for the argument that she's a vulnerable person who needs to be protected from being coerced into seeking a medically assisted death. The 75-year-old Quebecer uses a wheelchair due to post-polio syndrome, a degenerativ...
Government Senate rep says constitutional challenges to MAID bill inevitable
OTTAWA — The government's representative in the Senate concedes it's possible that a bill to expand access to medically assisted dying may be struck down as unconstitutional by the courts. But while parliamentarians must be guided by court rulings, Sen...
