News Releases - 1998
Minister of Justice responds to Standing Committee report
on victims of crime (December 16, 1998)
Response to the fourteenth report
of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights - "Victims' rights - A voice, not a veto"
G8 Ministers step up action against organised crime - Canada a key player in the fight (December 15, 1998)
Federal/Provincial/Territorial Working Group on Prostitution Report (December 15, 1998)
Joint Senate/House Committee report
on Custody and Access Statement by the Minister of Justice (December 9,
1998)
Minister of Justice marks the ninth
anniversary of the Polytechnique tragedy (December 4, 1998)
Government announces tabling of legislation
against bribery of foreign public officials (December 2, 1998)
Unified family court services now created
(November 18, 1998)
Minister of Justice announces response
to recommendations on international child abduction (November 4, 1998)
Federal-Provincial-Territorial
Meeting of Ministers responsible for Justice in Regina, Saskatchewan (October
30, 1998)
Minister to consult on options to improve
the conviction review process (October 26, 1998)
Changes in legislation pave the way
for Nunavut single-level trial court system (October 22, 1998)
Tribute to the late, Right Honourable
Brian Dickson (October 20, 1998)
Canada moves to promote e-commerce: personal
privacy protected and electronic signatures recognized in law (October 1,
1998)
Minister of Justice Announces remedy
on Application for Mercy by Clayton Johnson (September 21, 1998)
The Department of Justice confers
awards of distinction during the National Symposium on Official Languages
(September 21, 1998)
Declarations by the honourable Anne McLellan
and the honourable Stéphane Dion on the Supreme Court decision (August
21, 1998)
Media advisory: Joint press conference
on the Supreme Court Decision (August 20, 1998)
Canada is
strengthening its approach to bringing war criminals to justice (July 21,
1998)
Canada’s War
Crimes Program
Dena Keh community Justice program
now under way (July 9, 1998)
Canada to support Indonesia in efforts
to reform justice system (July 6, 1998)
Appointments to the Canadian Human
Rights Tribunal announced (June 30, 1998)
The minister of Justice announces proposals
on the reform of the Federal Court of Canada and the Tax Court of Canada
(June 25, 1998)
Legislative changes to meet the needs
of persons with disabilities come into force (June 16, 1998)
The Minister of justice tables the first bill to harmonize federal legislation with Quebec civil law (June 12,1998)
Omnibus Bill makes important Criminal Code improvements (June 12,1998)
Minister of Justice announces youth justice
strategy (May 12, 1998)
Extradition reforms tabled (May 5, 1998)
Federal government stands firm on national DNA Data Bank commitment (May 1,1998)
Report on mutual legal assistance process released (April 7, 1998)
Anti-semitism not found in war crimes section (March 27, 1998)
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Report to the Deputy Minister of Justice
concerning certain allegations of anti-Semitism |
Counsel for the Attorney General of Canada files letter in response to document filed by the amicus curiae on March 20, 1998 (March 27, 1998)
Minister of Justice responds to the 1995 Triennal Commission on Judges' Salaries and Benefits (March 19, 1998)
Federal government partners with provinces in unifying family court services (March 19, 1998)
Government of Canada files answers to questions asked by the Supreme Court (March 6, 1998)
Backgrounder
Answers to questions asked by the Supreme Court
Answers to questions asked by the Supreme Court(Word 6.0 document - 81 KB) |
Statement by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
(February 17, 1998)
Government of Canada Files Reply to Arguments in the Quebec Secession Reference (January 15, 1998)
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Quebec Secession Reference |
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Reference to the Supreme Court of Canada on questions on secession of Quebec |
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