Full Comment (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Canada is in a moment of intellectual crisis, and I don't mean the fact the government is proposing mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes for which it doesn't even know what the current average sentences are. That's the sort of thing the government does, right? “We have the mandate of the Canadian people,” says Justice Minister Rob Nicholson. I don't recall “policies based...
Macleans.ca (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Our John Geddes looks at the government’s crime policies. Justice Minister Rob Nicholson doesn’t offer up any departmental research at all to support the Tories’ major law-and-order thrust. Nor does Nicholson rely on reports by independent experts to buttress his case for telling judges how long they must lock up criminals for a slew of offences. [...]
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Your federal government — stupid, and proud of it In the National Post , Steven Skurka argues that sentencing a 13-year-old to life imprisonment with no possibility of parole — as has been done in (where else?) Florida — is downright barbaric, and we agree. We also agree the tough-on-crime measures being promoted by our federal government are cynical and politically motivated (though...
halls of macadamia (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
...hard, unrelenting, uninterrupted time... for the perpetrators... -- OTTAWA -- Multiple murderers and serial killers could face consecutive life sentences without any hope for parole under a Conservative plan to end “volume discounts” for the most heinous criminals. Justice Minister Rob Nicholson announced new legislation Wednesday that would give judges the discretion to hand down “consecutive...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and Daniel Petit, M.P. for Charlesbourg-Haute-Saint-Charles, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice, will make an announcement regarding legislation to address parole eligibility for offenders convicted of multiple murders.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) today applauded federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, the Government of Canada and all Parliamentarians for passing legislation that will protect Canadians against identity theft.
Vlad Tepes (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
From CTVNews. Polygamy has ‘no place in Canada’: justice minister CTV.ca News Staff Date: Fri. Oct. 23 2009 4:31 PM ET The federal justice minister says polygamy has “no place in Canada,” after calls for clarity on the issue from the British Columbia attorney general. “The prohibition on polygamy is certainly consistent with Canadian values,” Justice Minister Rob...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) On behalf of Canada's Environment Minister Jim Prentice, the Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., Member of Parliament for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced today $326,500 in funding from the Great Lakes Sustainability Fund for 7 projects to clean up the Niagara River Area of Concern. Thirty-eight projects throughout the...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Canada's Minister of Justice and Member of Parliament for Niagara Falls, the Honourable Rob Nicholson, will announce funding for Niagara River Area of Concern clean-up projects under the Great Lakes Sustainability Fund.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Canada rejects polygamy and "the prohibition on polygamy is consistent with Canadian values," Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said on Friday referring to a case concerning two men charged with committing polygamy. The law prohibiting polygamy is constitutional and complies with both the charter and the Canadian bill of rights, Nicholson said at a press conference in Ottawa. The remarks came...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — A Canadian man who spent 14 years in prison for the murder of a teenage girl in 1990 has been acquitted. A judge acquitted 38-year-old Kyle Unger on Friday. Prosecutors said they had no evidence against Unger, who was wrongfully convicted of killing and sexually assaulting 16-year-old Brigitte Grenier at a rock concert southwest of Winnipeg. Unger was found guilty partly...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — A Canadian man who spent 14 years in prison for the murder of a teenage girl in 1990 has been acquitted. A judge acquitted 38-year-old Kyle Unger on Friday. Prosecutors said they had no evidence against Unger, who was wrongfully convicted of killing and sexually assaulting 16-year-old Brigitte Grenier at a rock concert southwest of Winnipeg. Unger was found guilty partly...
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson insists the federal government will not get involved in Quebec’s investigation into Mafia corruption in the construction industry.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Canada's Minister of Justice and Member of Parliament for Niagara Falls, the Honourable Rob Nicholson, will announce funding for Niagara River Area of Concern clean-up projects under the Great Lakes Sustainability Fund.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and Mr. Daniel Petit, M.P. for Charlesbourg-Haute-Saint-Charles and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice today welcomed the granting of Royal Assent on Bill C-25, legislation that strictly limits the amount of credit granted for time served...
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