Justice Minister David Lametti and the federal government are expected to bring forward legislation to enact bail reform as early as Tuesday. The government has given notice to the House of Commons that it intends to introduce a bill to amend the Criminal Code. Lametti has said he will make “targeted reforms” to the Criminal…
LIVE NOW: Speaker McCarthy Holds Signing Ceremony for Bill Overturning DC Criminal Law
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy holds a ceremony at 11:30 a.m. ET on March 10, for signing the ‘H.J. Res. 26 – Nullification of D.C. Crime Bill’, a bill that overturns a law passed by the D.C. City Council that lessened penalties for some violent crimes, such as carjackings and home burglaries. …
Speaker McCarthy Holds Signing Ceremony for Bill Overturning DC Criminal Law
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy holds a ceremony at 11:30 a.m. ET on March 10, for signing the ‘H.J. Res. 26 – Nullification of D.C. Crime Bill’, a bill that overturns a law passed by the D.C. City Council that lessened penalties for some violent crimes, such as carjackings and home burglaries. …
Liberals to Amend Criminal Code Terrorism Provisions That Block Aid to Afghanistan
The Trudeau government is expected to introduce legislation today to alter terrorism provisions of the Criminal Code that have blocked Canadian humanitarians from working in Afghanistan. A parliamentary document suggests Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino will table a bill amending the Criminal Code and he will hold a news conference at the Ottawa headquarters of…
Police Chiefs Endorse Bill That Would Expand DNA Sampling
Chiefs of police are expressing support for a private Senate bill that will see the expansion of DNA sampling in scope to include people convicted of non-violent crimes such as drunk driving. In a written submission to the Senate legal and constitutional affairs committee on Feb. 3, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP)…
Brian Giesbrecht: Racially Based ‘Justice’ Is Built on Flawed Reasoning
Commentary Provincial justice ministers of Manitoba and Saskatchewan are urgently calling on the federal government to “convene a bail reform summit to address the increasing level of violence faced by Canadians.” Other provincial justice ministers have voiced similar concerns. What is going on? The immediate concern is bail reform. But it is part of an…
Capitol Report: Sen. Scott Clarifies Stance on Cutting Social Security; Navy Removes Another Vaccine Requirement
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) clarifies his budget plan, saying he never wanted to cut Social Security, after taking heat from members of his own party, including former President Donald Trump. Lawmakers are questioning President Joe Biden’s decision to fire missiles at objects now deemed likely benign balloons. And the White House tells NTD whether the American…
Liberals Introduce Bill to Create Review Process for Wrongful Convictions
The federal government has introduced proposed amendments to the Criminal Code that would establish an independent commission to review cases of individuals who may have been wrongfully convicted and decide if their cases should be reviewed. The commission created by Bill C-40, also called “David and Joyce Milgaard’s Law,” would replace Canada’s current ministerial review process,…
Indonesia Passes New Criminal Code to Ban Communist Propaganda
Indonesia passed a new criminal code this month to ban communist and Marxist-Leninist propaganda. Experts believe that this is part of a general trend of global rejection of the Chinese communist regime. The Indonesian Parliament passed an amendment to the national criminal code on Dec. 6, which stipulates that those who propagate communism and Marxism-Leninism…
Canada Post Employee Facing Mail Theft Charges After Over 500 Undelivered Parcels Found: Alberta RCMP
A Canada Post employee in Alberta was arrested after a search warrant found that the employee had over 500 parcels in a residence and vehicle, the RCMP says. The items were reportedly found on Nov. 23 after Wainwright RCMP, the Eastern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit, and Canada Post inspectors executed a search warrant in…
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