Category: David Lametti

Justice Minister Defends Bill to Remove Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Drug, Firearm Offences

March 26, 2021
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Justice Minister David Lametti on Wednesday pushed for Parliament’s second reading of a bill that would remove mandatory minimum penalties for all drugs and several gun-related crimes. In February, the Liberal government introduced Bill C-22, which seeks to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) to repeal mandatory minimum penalties…

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Justice Minister David Lametti Doesn’t Rule out Referring MAID Bill to Supreme Court

February 1, 2021
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OTTAWA—Justice Minister David Lametti isn’t ruling out the possibility of asking the Supreme Court to advise on the constitutionality of a bill to expand access to assisted dying. Testifying at the Senate’s legal and constitutional affairs committee today, Lametti said a reference to the top court “is always an option.” But he says he’s never…

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