| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointment under the judicial application process established in 2016.
| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointment under the judicial application process established in 2016.
| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
Chantal Carbonneau, Registrar Designate of the Supreme Court of Canada, is appointed as the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada for a term of five years, effective December 31, 2021.
| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (the Act) requires working in partnership with First Nations, Inuit and the Métis Nation to develop an action plan that identifies specific measures to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (the Declaration), thereby enabling Indigenous peoples to enjoy the minimum standards for the survival, dignity and well-being of their respective peoples.
| Department of Justice Canada | statements
The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, today issued the following statement:
| Department of Justice Canada | backgrounders
In support of the Government’s commitment to reintroduce former Bill C-22 within the first 100 days of its mandate, on December 7, 2021, the Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, introduced Bill C-XX, which would amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
| Department of Justice Canada | backgrounders
Social, economic, cultural, institutional and historical inequities contribute to the overrepresentation of Indigenous peoples, Black Canadians and members of marginalized populations, including those living with substance use and mental health challenges in the criminal justice system.
| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
Canada’s justice system must keep all Canadians, their families, and communities safe while promoting fairness.
| Department of Justice Canada | backgrounders
The Government recognizes that there is systemic racism in Canada’s criminal justice system. We have heard Canadians, the courts and criminal justice experts, and seen the evidence of the disproportionate representation of Indigenous peoples, as well as Black Canadians and members of marginalized communities, both as offenders and as victims.
| Department of Justice Canada | backgrounders
Budget 2021 proposed to provide $74.8 million over three years, starting in 2021-22, to improve access to justice for Indigenous peoples and support the development of an Indigenous Justice Strategy to address systemic discrimination and the overrepresentation of Indigenous peoples in the justice system.
