Criminal cases lost due to missed trial deadlines 'not acceptable,' says N.L. premier
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham says it's "clearly unacceptable" for criminal cases to be tossed from the court system because of trial delays. The province's justice minister now says her department will start to track them, in the wake of a CBC News investigation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-jordan-cases-tracking-premier-justice-minister-9.7213972?cmp=rss

Criminal cases lost due to missed trial deadlines 'not acceptable,' says N.L. premier
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham says it's "clearly unacceptable" for criminal cases to be tossed from the court system because of trial delays. The province's justice minister now says her department will start to track them, in the wake of a CBC News investigation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-jordan-cases-tracking-premier-justice-minister-9.7213972?cmp=rss

Calgary mayor calls for more funding from Alberta government for community court program
Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas sent a letter to Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Amery on Monday calling for the province to better fund aspects of community court that fall under its jurisdiction, after the city boosted the program's funding last fall.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/community-court-alberta-support-9.7199611?cmp=rss

Charter at a turning point as it turns 44
Canada's Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he has significant concerns with the way the provinces are overriding Charter rights by invoking the notwithstanding clause, and he's prepared to establish guardrails around its use as the document turns 44.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/charter-rights-freedoms-turns-44-9.7166036?cmp=rss

Charter at a turning point as it turns 44
Canada's Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he has significant concerns with the way the provinces are overriding Charter rights by invoking the notwithstanding clause, and he's prepared to establish guardrails around its use as the document turns 44.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/charter-rights-freedoms-turns-44-9.7166036?cmp=rss

Justice minister open to notwithstanding clause guardrails
Canada's Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he has significant concerns with the way the provinces are overriding Charter rights by invoking the notwithstanding clause, and he's prepared to establish guardrails around its use as the document turns 44.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/charter-rights-freedoms-turns-44-9.7166036?cmp=rss

Charter at a turning point as it turns 44
Canada's Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he has significant concerns with the way the provinces are overriding Charter rights by invoking the notwithstanding clause, and he's prepared to establish guardrails around its use as the document turns 44.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/charter-rights-freedoms-turns-44-9.7166036?cmp=rss

Charter at a turning point as it turns 44
Canada's Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he has significant concerns with the way the provinces are overriding Charter rights by invoking the notwithstanding clause, and he's prepared to establish guardrails around its use as the document turns 44.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/charter-rights-freedoms-turns-44-9.7166036?cmp=rss

Court resources stayed stagnant while complex workload skyrocketed, working group reports
Justice Minister Helen Conway Ottenheimer says she's hopeful that recommendations from the provincial court working group will help pull the province's justice system out of the mess it currently sits in.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/provincial-court-working-group-9.7152036?cmp=rss

Final 4 petition efforts to recall United Conservatives fall short
Petitioners didn't gather enough signatures to recall Justice Minister Mickey Amery, and MLAs Justin Wright, Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk and Ron Wiebe, Elections Alberta said.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11746495/alberta-ucp-recall-petition-fail/