mandatory minimums

‘The deeply embedded nastiness of the current governing party’

After meeting with Rob Ford, Stephen Harper challenges the courts.

The Associate Minister of Defence and former Toronto police chief comments on this weekend’s shooting at the Eaton Centre.

Yesterday afternoon, Conservative MP Brian Jean stood just before Question Period to share some news with the House.

Justice Minister Rob Nicholson responds to the concerns of the Canadian Bar Association.

From their scrum yesterday, Michael Ignatieff and Mark Holland explain the Liberal side’s decision to oppose Bill S-10.

Two weeks ago, a group representing 11 religious denominations expressed its objections to the government’s justice program. Now, it’s a group of 500 health professionals that is registering its concern.

In his YouTube interview last night, the Prime Minister cited “evidence” in explaining his government’s crime policy. Dan Gardner congratulates Mr. Harper, then mocks.

The Hill Times discovers that Rob Nicholson was vice-chair of a Parliamentary committee that, in 1988, advised against pursuing mandatory minimums. Mr. Nicholson’s director of communications attempts to explain the distance between that report and the Justice Minister’s current rhetoric.

Our John Geddes looks at the government’s crime policies.

Liberal Todd Russell, yelling in the direction of Rob Nicholson this afternoon as the Justice Minister took a friendly question about crime legislation.

Going back to June and including each of his answers since announcing the government would comply with a court order to bring Abousfian Abdelrazik home, here, for your enjoyment, are the last eight responses offered by Justice Minister Rob Nicholson in Question Period.