Crime bill
The ‘hidden’ piece of the Liberal crime bill: police may get to skip court
The omnibus crime bill could give police officers a pass on appearing in court to be cross-examined. To criminal lawyers it’s a ‘shocking’ development.
Omnibus crime bill C-10 passed; a Conservative election promise kept
As promised, the Conservative government in Ottawa has transformed the country’s legal landscape within the first 100 sitting days of its majority mandate. Last night, the Harper Tories finally passed Bill C-1o, otherwise known as the omnibus crime bill, with its laundry list of legal changes the Conservatives had failed to push through Parliament during their years in minority government. These include mandatory minimum prison sentences for drug offenders, harsher penalties for violent crimes and sexual assault, and a provision allowing victims of terrorism to sue perpetrators more easily.
Bill C-10’s first test may involve Americans kidnapped 30 years ago
The Tory crime bill will allow lawsuits to be brought against countries that engage in and support terrorism, like Hezbollah in Lebanon
Prison is so passé
Why isn’t Canada embracing tracking technologies rather than lockups?
Tories ignore Quebec’s last-minute plea on crime bill
“The door was closed,” says Fournier
Drug dealer blames student debt
Gets house arrest instead of jail
Ontario sides with Quebec on crime bill
Ottawa must pick up the tab for increased costs, premiers say