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Feds ordered to pay legal costs for Justice Department whistleblower
In a novel move cheered by whistleblower advocates, a judge in Ottawa on Friday ordered the federal government to cover the legal expenses of a Department of Justice lawyer who filed a lawsuit against...
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Federal government spends more than $227,000 to discuss how to save on...
OTTAWA — It cost the federal government responsible for the national police force more than $227,000 to host a summit aimed at reducing policing costs, Postmedia News has learned. Documents obtained...
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RCMP fete 9-1-1 dispatchers before dumping them from the force
OTTAWA — As the RCMP recognizes its 850 9-1-1 dispatchers as part of National Public Safety Telecommunications Week, some front line operators can’t help but point out the irony as Parliament debates...
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Justice Morris Fish’s retirement from Supreme Court kickstarts selection...
OTTAWA — Supreme Court of Canada Justice Morris Fish is retiring, leaving Prime Minister Stephen Harper with another important appointment to the top court. The Supreme Court announced Monday that Fish...
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Federal Court pilot project aims to fast-track simple immigration cases
OTTAWA — The Federal Court has launched a pilot project in Toronto to deal with often time-sensitive study, work and visitor permit cases more expeditiously. It could take as long as 200 days for...
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Tory MP Mark Warawa’s victims bill wins government support
OTTAWA — The Conservative government appears to be throwing beleaguered rebel backbencher Mark Warawa a bone. Justice Minister Rob Nicholson Tuesday announced government support for the Langley, B.C.,...
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BLOG: Francophones slam NDP plan to abolish Senate
OTTAWA — Could the NDP’s “roll-up-the-red-carpet” campaign to abolish the Senate come back to haunt the party? A day after leader Tom Mulcair launched his campaign to convince Canadians to ditch the...
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MP Tyrone Benskin booted from NDP shadow cabinet for failing to pay taxes
OTTAWA — NDP leader Tom Mulcair has turfed a Quebec MP from his shadow cabinet for failing to pay nearly $60,000 in provincial taxes. Actor-turned-MP Tyrone Benskin owes money to Quebec’s revenue...
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Federal government about to miss deadline to pass gay divorce bill
OTTAWA — The federal government is about to miss a key deadline to pass a bill that would close a legal loophole that has prevented foreign same-sex couples who married in Canada from seeking a...
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Omnibus crime bill 14 months later — how’s it playing out in court
OTTAWA — More than a year after the government’s controversial omnibus crime bill became law, a lengthy response to a written question in the House of Commons is shedding some light on how it’s played...
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Ombudsman unveils Victims’ Bill of Rights wish list, 3-year term renewed
OTTAWA — Renewed for another three-year term Monday, Canada’s ombudsman for victims of crime has unveiled a wish list for the new Victims’ Bill of Rights that could include enhanced powers for her...
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Manslaughter conviction thrown out over lack of aboriginals in Ontario jury pool
Ontario’s top court ordered a new trial Friday for a man convicted of killing his friend after concluding that his rights had been violated because the province failed to ensure adequate aboriginal...
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NDP MP urges government to back cyberbullying bill
OTTAWA — New Democrat MP Robert Chisholm says he’s hopeful the federal government will lend its support to his private member’s bill or quickly put forward its own legislation to make the...
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Solicitor-client privilege, Federal Court diversity to be debated by lawyers
OTTAWA — It’s time for the Canadian government to come up with a clear policy to address issues of solicitor-client privilege when lawyers are asked to hand over their laptops and smart phones to...
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Justice Minister and Attorney General Peter MacKay reveals justice priorities...
OTTAWA — When newly minted Justice Minister and Attorney General Peter MacKay addresses the Canadian Bar Association for the first time on Monday, don’t expect him to follow in the footsteps of his...
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Canadian Bar Association urges federal government to boost legal aid funding
Canada’s justice system has become out of reach for many of those who need it most, according to a new report by the Canadian Bar Association that calls on the federal government to restore legal aid...
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Economic implications of legalizing marijuana, fining for possession up for...
OTTAWA — Liberal leader Justin Trudeau wants it legalized. Canadian cops want to fine people for simple possession. Forget jobs and the economy, it seems marijuana is back on the public agenda. Still,...
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BLOG: U of O profs battle over legal point ahead of school debut
Canadian politicians are fessing up to smoking pot. OTTAWA — It could be an awkward first day of school on Tuesday for two University of Ottawa law professors who’ve been duking it out all week over...
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Justin Trudeau’s focus on pot over economy proof of ‘poor judgment’: Prime...
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau’s decision to unveil his party’s policy on pot before the economy shows “poor judgment,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday. Harper’s swipe at the Liberal leader comes...
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveils plan to toughen sentences for child...
OTTAWA — The federal government is again targeting child predators with new legislation in the fall that will impose harsher sentences for child pornographers and pedophiles. The new Tougher Penalties...
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