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April 1, 2005 - June 30, 2005
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April 5, 2005
Justice Minister Presents Comprehensive Framework for Reform of the Access to Information Act
Discussion Paper: A Comprehensive Framework for Access to Information Reform
Testimony of the Honourable Irwin Cotler, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics
April 7, 2005
Government of Canada Moves to Reform Supreme Court of Canada Appointments Process
Speech for The Honourable Irwin Cotler, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada - Proposal for the Reform of the Supreme Court of Canada Appointments Process
Proposal to Reform the Supreme Court of Canada Appointments Process
April 11, 2005
Minister of Justice announces the Appointment of Three Members of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
April 12, 2005
Bill C-38 - the Civil Marriage Act - Common Misconceptions
New website for Canada's War Crimes Program is launched
April 14, 2005
Minister of Justice Marks the 20th Anniversary of Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
April 15, 2005
British Columbia Judicial Appointments Announced
Ontario Judicial Appointment Announced
Ontario Judicial Appointment Announced
April 18, 2005
Minister of Justice Appoints Part-Time Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission
Minister of Justice Announces the Appointment of Part-Time Member of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
Minister of Justice Marks the 20th Anniversary of Section 15; Calls it “A Transformative Act that has Impacted not only on our Laws but on our Lives”
April 20, 2005
Government of Canada Proposes Amendments to the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and New Measures to Benefit Victims
Backgrounder: Amendments to the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and New Measures
Backgrounder: Victims of Crime
Statement from Minister Dosanjh on opposition motion to compensate pre 86 post 90 hepatitis C class
April 21, 2005
Justice and the Law in Canada
A new online resource of assembled references dealing with the Canadian justice system, legislation, the courts, law enforcement and other public justice institutions.
April 22, 2005
Quebec Judicial Appointment Announced
May 3, 2005
Minister of Justice Marks World Press Freedom Day
May 5, 2005
Minister of Justice Marks Holocaust Memorial Day
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Irwin Cotler, Statement in the House of Commons on Holocaust Memorial Day
May 6, 2005
Ontario Judicial Appointments Announced
May 9, 2005
Speaking Notes for the Honourable Irwin Cotler, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada - Towards a National Justice Initiative Against Racism and Hate - Saint Paul University, Ottawa
May 10, 2005
Minister Cotler Appoints President of the Law Commission of Canada
May 12, 2005
Minister of Justice Introduces Bill Targetting Trafficking in Persons
Backgrounder: Trafficking in Persons: a Brief Description
May 13, 2005
Alberta Judicial Appointment Announced
Ontario Judicial Appointment Announced
Quebec Judicial Appointment Announced
Quebec Judicial Appointments Announced
Call for Entries for Sixth Annual Justicia Awards
May 16, 2005
Justice Minister Introduces Stronger Animal Cruelty Laws
Backgrounder: Key Highlights of Proposed Amendments to Animal-Cruelty Legislation
Federal Court Judicial Appointment Announced
May 17, 2005
National Law School Essay Competition 2005
A collaborative effort of Justice Canada and the Canadian Bar Association
Topic: Twentieth Anniversary of Section 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Deadline: May 30, 2005
May 19, 2005
Legislation to Reform Mental Disorder Laws Receives Royal Assent
Backgrounder: Measures to Modernize the Mental Disorder Provisions of the Criminal Code
Legislation to Strengthen the DNA Data Bank Receives Royal Assent
Third Annual Reports to Parliament on the Anti-Terrorism Act
May 20, 2005
Government of Canada Introduces Key Court Related Reforms
British Columbia Judicial Appointments Announced
Manitoba Judicial Appointments Announced
Quebec Judicial Appointment Announced
Saskatchewan Judicial Appointment Announced
May 30, 2005
Justice Minister Introduces Amendments Aimed at Targeting Proceeds of Crime
Backgrounder: Key Highlights of the Proceeds of Crime Bill
June 1, 2005
Protection Against High-risk Offenders
June 2, 2005
Government of Canada Announces New Drug Treatment Courts
Backgrounder: Expanding Drug Treatment Courts in Canada
June 3, 2005
Deadline for Sixth Annual Justicia Awards Extended
British Columbia Judicial Appointment Announced
June 13, 2005
Government of Canada Proposing Stricter Controls Over the Chemicals Used to Make Methamphetamine and Date Rape Drug GHB
June 14, 2005
Canadian Legislative Bijuralism Website
June 17, 2005
Ontario Judicial Appointment
June 21, 2005
Statement from the Minister of Justice
Irwin Cotler on National Aboriginal Day
June 24, 2005
Competition Tribunal Appointment Announced
Alberta Judicial Appointments Announced
Nova Scotia Judicial Appointment Announced
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