Category Archives: Justice
CBSA manager told not to take notes after Meng arrest in case of access request
VANCOUVER — A senior manager with the Canada Border Services Agency says she was instructed not to take notes after the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou — an arrest that will be under court scrutiny next year. Nicole Goodman was
Quebec tables bill to give families of missing Indigenous children access to records
QUEBEC — The Quebec government introduced legislation on Wednesday that would allow relatives of Indigenous children who disappeared or died after being admitted to health-care facilities to obtain information about their loved ones.Indigenous Affairs ...
Quebec government lawyers tell court Bill 21 is not a violation of freedoms
MONTREAL — The Quebec government does not believe its secularism law violates freedom of religion, but rather it serves to frame it, one of its lawyers told a court Wednesday. As those defending the law began final arguments in the court
Gunman behind mass shooting in Nova Scotia had targets in Halifax: search warrants
HALIFAX — Newly released documents suggest the gunman behind the April mass shooting in Nova Scotia had planned to "get" a pair of people in Halifax during his rampage, but the Mounties were warned by his common-law spouse while he
Lametti plans public consultation on promised criminal conviction review commission
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is poised to consult Canadians on how to go about creating an independent commission to review possible wrongful convictions for criminal offences. The coming move will be the latest step on a long road toward such
Kovrig, Spavor are ‘inspiring’ and ‘robust’ in Chinese prison, says Canada’s envoy
OTTAWA — Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are physically and mentally well and showing inspiring resilience as they near the end of their second year of imprisonment by the People's Republic, says Canada's ambassador to China. Dominic Barton also says...
B.C. ministers pay tribute to Joseph Arvay, lawyer and civil rights champion
VICTORIA — British Columbia's attorney general paid tribute Tuesday to a lawyer he credited with reforming Canada's legal landscape and fighting for the rights of all Canadians throughout his lifetime. David Eby said the death of Joseph Arvay, 71, who ...
Increase in claims of elder abuse fuels further study by B.C.’s advocate for seniors
VICTORIA — B.C.'s seniors advocate says calls related to the abuse of elders have jumped, prompting a more thorough review of the problem. In her annual report monitoring seniors services, Isobel Mackenzie found calls to the seniors abuse and informat...
FBI wanted Meng’s border exam report, travel history: CBSA airport manager
VANCOUVER — A senior manager with the Canada Border Services Agency at Vancouver's airport says the Federal Bureau of Investigation asked for a copy of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's border exam report and her travel history days after her arrest. Ni...
Conservatives prepared to debate assisted-dying bill around the clock: O’Toole
OTTAWA — Many people will suffer needlessly if Conservatives continue filibustering a bill on medically assisted dying beyond a court-imposed deadline of Dec. 18, Justice Minister David Lametti said Tuesday. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole had served ...
