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The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Jody Wilson-Raybould, has made the following appointments to the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories, the Supreme Court of Yukon and the Nunavut Court of Justice:
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“HIV non-disclosure” describes criminal cases where a person, who knows they are HIV positive and infectious, does not disclose or misrepresents their HIV status prior to sexual activity, and transmits HIV to others or exposes others to a realistic possibility of HIV transmission.
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The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) causes HIV infection and, over time, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
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The criminal law does not require disclosure of HIV in every case. In 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) held that the criminal law imposes a duty on a person to disclose HIV positive status before sexual activity that poses a “realistic possibility of transmission” so that the HIV negative sexual partner has the opportunity to choose whether to assume the risk of being infected with HIV.
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The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, remains committed to appointing judges of the highest calibre who are representative of the diversity of Canadian society.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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The Minister of Justice National Youth Justice Policing Award is presented in collaboration with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) and the Canadian Police Association (CPA). The award recognizes police officers who,
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Judicial Advisory Committee: Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nunavut, Ontario West and South, Saskatchewan
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Under the new Judicial Appointment Process announced by the Minister of Justice on October 20, 2016, any interested and qualified Canadian lawyer or judge could apply for such appointment by completing a questionnaire.
| Department of Justice Canada | backgrounders
Under the new Judicial Appointment Process announced by the Minister of Justice on October 20, 2016, any interested and qualified Canadian lawyer or judge could apply for such appointment by completing a questionnaire.
