| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada has taken action against the rise in crime by introducing sweeping reforms that would make bail laws stricter and sentencing laws tougher by targeting extortions and sexual offences.
| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
Canada’s new government has introduced sweeping reforms to make bail laws stricter and sentencing laws tougher for repeat and violent offending, to support the front lines, and to invest in long-term prevention.
| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
Canada’s new government is introducing sweeping reforms to make bail laws stricter and sentencing laws tougher for repeat and violent offending, to support the front lines, and to invest in long-term prevention.
| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, today announced the following appointments under the judicial application process established in 2016.
| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
For the first time in Canada, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada has ordered a new appeal following a post-mortem conviction review in the case of Russell Woodhouse. After an in-depth review, the Minister found reasonable grounds to conclude that a miscarriage of justice likely occurred in Mr. Woodhouse’s 1974 conviction. The order returns the case to the courts for the new information to be considered.
| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
A new Tenants’ Rights Program will provide Nova Scotians with free legal advice and education to better navigate housing challenges, supported by nearly $1 million in federal funding.
| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
There is a horrifying rise in hate crimes in our communities, and Canada will not tolerate anyone being made to feel afraid because of who they are, how they worship, or where they gather. Rising antisemitism, Islamophobia, homophobia and transphobia have left too many people feeling unsafe in their own communities.
| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada is investing more than $470,000 over two years to support the opening of the Moose Jaw Little Oak Child and Youth Justice Centre and to expand the Victim Services Responder program.
| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
On August 20, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, tabled the fourth annual progress report on the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UN Declaration Act).
| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, today announced the following appointments under the judicial application process established in 2016.
