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Federal government expected to apologize for bungling Ernest MacIntosh...
OTTAWA — The federal government is expected to apologize for bungling a child-molestation case in which 17 charges against a Nova Scotia businessman were dropped. Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh was convicted...
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Top court dismisses case of repeat sex offender with mental capacity of...
OTTAWA — Canada’s highest court has dismissed a bid by a mentally challenged repeat sex offender to have multiple convictions for sex offences reversed on the grounds he was unfit stand trial for any...
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Peter MacKay apologizes to victims in botched N.S. child molestation case
The federal government is taking limited blame for some of the delays that led to charges being dropped against a convicted Nova Scotia child molester and is formally apologizing to the man’s nine...
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Senate scandal overshadows some awkward questions about sovereignty
OTTAWA — Amid the all-consuming debate over the Senate expenses affair since Parliament’s return in mid-October, another thorny political question has been playing out almost unnoticed in Canada...
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Federal government to consider expanding consecutive sentencing
OTTAWA — Justice Minister Peter MacKay says the government is considering expanding consecutive sentencing provisions for a slew of serious offences. Sexual offences, aggravated sexual assault, certain...
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Federal government to table bill aimed at combating cyberbullying
The federal government is poised to table new legislation Wednesday, aimed at modernizing the Criminal Code and combating cyberbullying, Postmedia News has learned. The bill, dubbed the Protecting...
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Bourassa byelection: Will Liberal red be overtaken by NDP orange?
MONTREAL – She’s delightfully blunt, with a self-deprecating sense of humour. He’s a likeable mama’s boy with a strong sense of community. Both are Haitian. Both are extremely successful in their...
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Cyberbully bill includes sweeping changes to bring Criminal Code into modern era
OTTAWA — A sweeping cyberbullying bill introduced Wednesday appears to go beyond its initial intent to make the distribution of sexually explicit images without a person’s consent a criminal offence...
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Peter MacKay defends $2M cost of Halifax defence forum
OTTAWA — As hundreds of delegates descend on Halifax for a fifth annual global security conference, Justice Minister Peter MacKay is defending the cost of the $2 million event that includes his wife...
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NDP to table drunk driving bill
OTTAWA — ‘Tis the season for drunk driving and the NDP wants to crack down with a private member’s bill that will allow for random breath tests. St. Jean MP Tarik Brahmi will table the bill Thursday,...
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Privacy watchdog raises concerns about cyberbullying bill
OTTAWA — Canada’s privacy watchdog is raising some concerns about a new cyberbullying bill introduced last week that she nonetheless calls a marked improvement over an earlier incarnation that the...
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Explainer: Top court to rule on the future of prostitution in Canada
OTTAWA — Canada’s highest court will decide Friday whether prostitution laws violate the Constitution in a landmark ruling that will have implications right across the country. The case was brought by...
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Top court to face shortage of Quebec judges this winter
OTTAWA — Only one Quebec judge will likely be on the panel when at least three Quebec civil cases are heard by the Supreme Court of Canada this winter, a turn of events that highlights the importance...
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Rehtaeh’s law: What will change about sharing intimate photos
OTTAWA — As the federal government launches its latest attack on cyberbullying — a public awareness campaign dubbed Stop Hating Online — questions remain about what activities could land you behind...
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Citizenship fraud crackdown stymied by tie-ups in Federal Court
OTTAWA — Government efforts to revoke the citizenship of those who’ve obtained it fraudulently have apparently hit a snag. According to the most recent Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)...
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Victims’ rights bill would limit deadline for offenders to pay surcharge
Patrick Smith Ottawa Citizen OTTAWA – The federal government’s newly unveiled Victims’ Bill of Rights limits the discretion of judges over when a person convicted of a crime pays a victim fine...
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Victims’ advocates ask: Should pillow talk become court testimony?
Patrick Smith Ottawa Citizen Pillow talk could become court testimony soon, and that prospect has perplexed some experts who are examining the government’s new Victims Bill of Rights. A section in the...
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Elections Canada paid $47,000 for former Supreme Court justice to review its...
OTTAWA – Elections Canada paid more than $47,000 to a former Supreme Court justice who gave the agency a glowing endorsement of its investigation into complaints about misleading phone calls in the...
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Canada’s controversial ‘Mr. Big’ police tactic a ‘very effective tool,’ top...
A controversial made-in-Canada undercover police technique designed to draw confessions from suspects is here to stay. The outgoing president of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police told...
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University disciplinary rules not always fair to students: critics
When Carleton University students were seen recently wearing tank tops seeming to mock the campus’ campaign promoting a discrimination-free environment, school officials denounced their behaviour and...
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