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Israelated (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Arlene Kushner OK, mea culpa. I wrote "Goldwater" Report in my last posting when I meant "Goldstone." Lots of people caught it. And I appreciate having it called to my attention. With the best of intentions on my part, these glitches do happen. PM Netanyahu has suggested that a change in the international laws of war is necessary because of new circumstances being confronted. Sounded...
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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.
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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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Slaw (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
In the most recent Weekly Checklist of federal government publications, the 2009 annual report by Justice Canada on applications for ministerial review in cases of possible miscarriages of justice is listed: “Since 1892, the Minister of Justice has had the power, in one form or another, to review a criminal conviction under federal law to determine [...]
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Impolitical (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
They hide the truth about it : Ms. Martha Hall Findlay (Willowdale, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I tried last week to get some answers on government advertising. There were no answers and no numbers, so I will try again. I will ask the President of the Treasury Board, because after all, he is the one responsible for the spending and he should know. How much exactly have Canadian taxpayers paid for the government's...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (MARKET WIRE) The Government of Canada is hosting a conference in Yellowknife entitled Northern Responses and Approaches to Victims of Crime: Building on Strength and Resilience. The three-day conference brings together professionals who work with victims of crime in Canada's northern regions.
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xymphora (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Things are looking up all over. The usual suspects - IMF ! - are unsure which horse to back in Honduras, terrified of picking the wrong one and losing money. My money is on the elected president, as you can't run businesses in a country if everybody is on strike. I'm firmly against the death penalty, but if the people of Honduras decide to hold a necktie party for the coup plotters and their helpers...
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Library Boy (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
Justice Canada has announced the names of the winners of the tenth annual Justicia Awards for Excellence in Journalism . The Awards, which are sponsored by the Canadian Bar Association and the Department of Justice Canada, celebrate outstanding journalism that fosters public awareness and understanding of the Canadian justice system. Awards are given for French or English stories in two categories:...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 09/13/2009
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, today responded to the Honourable Kathleen Weil, M.N.A for Notre-Dame-de-Grace, Minister of Justice and Attorney General for the Province of Quebec:
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Library Boy (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
This is an update to the September 7, 2009 post entitled 40th Anniversary of Canada's Official Languages Act . The legislation recognized the equal status of English and French in federal institutions and in Canadian society. Justice Canada has some additional material on 40 Years of the Official Languages Act , including a history of amendments to the legislation, links to a A Brief History of the...
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Full Comment (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
The federal Conservatives have been rolling out spending announcements at a furious clip, a new analysis by Canwest News Service shows, putting their names on more than 1,590 news releases since their re-election last October detailing spending commitments worth nearly $70 billion. Just since Parliament's summer recess began on June 22 - a span of 70 days - there have been, by midday Monday, 550 spending...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Honourable Vic Toews, President of the Treasury Board, announced today, on behalf of the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, that Canada will increase support to the Pan American Health Organization's (PAHO) program for the prevention and control of priority communicable diseases. Minister Toews made the announcement during his visit...
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Full Comment (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
Since they won re-election last October, Conservatives have issued 1,582 funding announcements, totalling almost $69 billion. Whether it's Human Resources Minister Diane Finley announcing the rollout of the $8.3 billion Canada Skills and Transition Strategy or Treasury Board President Vic Toews trying to score a couple of political points with a $1,000 grant for a veterans project in Winnipeg, the...
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David Akin's On the Hill (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
Whether it's Human Resources Minister Diane Finley announcing the rollout of the $8.3 billion Canada Skills and Transition Strategy or Treasury Board President Vic Toews trying to score a couple of political points with a $1,000 grant for a veterans project in Winnipeg, the federal Conservative government has been more active than ever spending money in its first year in office, rolling out more than...
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Biodiesel and Ethanol Investing (Free subscription) | 08/30/2009
Portage Online reports that the Canadian government has announced nearly 73 million dollars in funding for the Husky ethanol plant at Minnedosa, Manitoba. Treasury Board President Vic Toews said the funding would help sustain local jobs and economic opportunities for local businesses, as well as provide cleaner fuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The funding [...]
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