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The Government of Canada has accepted the 2020 chairmanship of the Digital Nations
What is the Policy on Service and Digital and how is it enabling digital government?
Will the Department of Justice provide additional funding to the provinces experiencing increased immigration and refugee legal aid demand beyond 2019–20?
Québec’s Bill 21, An Act respecting the laicity of the State, came into force on June 16, 2019. It prohibits public officials in positions of authority from wearing a religious symbol at work and requires public services to be provided and received with the face uncovered. Bill 21 also includes a declaration that it shall operate notwithstanding the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Québec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms.
The last round of judicial appointments before the election occurred on June 27, 2019. As of November 1, 2019, there are 54 judicial vacancies on courts across Canada. Is the Minister of Justice committed to making timely judicial appointments, based on merit, to address delays and respond to the judicial resource needs of the courts?
The 2019 Liberal Party platform included a commitment to work with provinces and territories to end conversion therapy in Canada, including by amending the Criminal Code to prohibit the practice, especially against minors.
Bill C-46 – Enhancement and modernization of criminal laws against alcohol and drug-impaired driving.
Medical Assistance in Dying – Litigation and the Response to Truchon
The McLellan’s report on the role of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.
On December 16, 2019, a three-day hearing will start in the Federal Court of Appeal regarding the judicial review of the Governor-in-Council’s June 18, 2019, decision to approve the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.