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July 24, 2018 The Honourable Ralph Goodale Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6   The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A…

July 24, 2018 The Honourable Ralph Goodale Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada   Dear Ministers, Re: Bill C-66, the Expungement of Historically Unjust Convictions Act (now…

We are writing in support of Bill S-251, sponsored by the Honourable Senator Kim Pate. The Canadian Criminal Justice Association has long opposed the enactment of mandatory minimum sentences and the ease with which they have multiplied as criminal sanctions over the years.

3 May 2018 The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada House of Commons Room 451S, Centre Block Ottawa ON K1A 0A6   Open Letter: Call to Restore Judicial Discretion in Sentencing   Dear Minister Wilson-Raybould,…

 BRIEF TO THE House of Commons Standing Committee 42nd Parliament, 1st Session Bill C-45: An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts   Background of the Canadian Criminal Justice…

BRIEF TO THE Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs 42nd Parliament, 1st Session Bill C-46: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences relating to conveyances) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts   Submitted by the…