Justice Minister

• David Lametti, Liberal MP and former justice minister, is leaving politics

  David Lametti made the announcement about his retirement from politics in a letter to his colleagues on Thursday with 'mixed emotions.'

  Politics

  Jan 25
  
• Special interlocutor ‘waiting’ for MP bill criminalizing residential school denialism

  Justice minister considers options raised by independent adviser on unmarked graves, who says Indigenous leaders want Canada to move on criminalizing residential school denialism.

  Canada

  Nov 26, 2023
  
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• Final arguments in Law Society case against Tyler Shandro, Alberta’s former justice minister

  The Law Society of Alberta has heard final arguments into allegations a former Alberta cabinet minister broke the profession's code of conduct.

  Politics

  Sep 5, 2023
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• Manitoba justice minister announces 25 new Crown attorney positions

  Goertzen said this investment represents the larges single increase in crown attorneys in the past 15 years, which he said will help address increased workloads.

  Crime

  Jun 26, 2023
• Alberta election: Tyler Shandro concedes to NDP challenger after 2nd recount

  Shandro is a Calgary-based lawyer who was first elected in 2019 for the UCP and was a high-profile and controversial cabinet minister.

  Politics

  Jun 23, 2023
• Pilot project to assist domestic violence victims becomes permanent

  The province will be making an announcement regarding domestic incidents at 11 a.m. outside Winnipeg Police Service headquarters. Global News will be livestreaming the event here.

  Crime

  May 25, 2023
• Quebec justice minister open to ethics probe after appointing longtime friend as judge

  Simon Jolin-Barrette isn't the only one to have done so. Finance Minister Eric Girard admitted on Saturday that he too appointed a friend to the board of directors of Loto-Québec.

  Politics

  May 14, 2023
• Alberta justice minister calls for RCMP commissioner to be removed

  'The commissioner of the RCMP must be held to the highest of standards. Minister Mendicino has stood idly by while Lucki has failed to meet even the most meagre of standards.'

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2022
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• Alberta premier’s plan to forgive COVID fines has legal precedent, needs legislation: expert

  According to a University of Calgary associate law professor, the process of forgiving fines is called remission and it has been done before.

  Politics

  Oct 24, 2022
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• Former head of Alberta Human Rights Commission suing justice minister over dismissal

  May was ostensibly fired over concerns raised by a book review he wrote in 2009, in which he quoted statements saying Islam was a fundamentally violent religion.

  Politics

  Oct 4, 2022