Sentences with phrase «appointed justice minister»

Trudeau, and his newly appointed Justice Minister, Jody Wilson - Raybould, face a ticking clock on a phalanx of legal challenges and legislative amendments many of which require immediate attention.

Shortly after the affair was made public, Grapperhaus was appointed justice minister of the Netherlands.

The long - time civil liberties defender has written books and papers on human rights and was appointed justice minister after the 2015 election.

Not exact matches

In Alberta, a similar practice was stopped in 2010 by then - Justice minister Alison Redford after it was revealed that local returning officers had been appointed from a list submitted by the Progressive Conservative Party.

Sadiq Khan, who managed Miliband's successful leadership campaign, was appointed Shadow Justice Secretary and Shadow Lord Chancellor, and continuing Deputy Leader Harriet Harman continued to shadow Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, as well as being made Shadow International Development Secretary.

What some failed to know is that Bagbin has always been bold and frank to fight for the common good at the expense of his personal interest.It will be recalled that in 1997, he criticizedPresident Jerry John Rawlings after he appointed then Foreign Affairs Minister, Hon. Dr. Obed Asamoahto hold an additional portfolio as Acting Minister of Justice and Attorney General.

His reward was to be appointed lord chancellor and justice minister.

In October 2008, Malik was appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice and in March 2009 was subsequently appointed into a dual role as a Home Office Minister.

It was presumably why two Conservative party leaders, William Hague and David Cameron, selected me to be shadow attorney general and why Cameron also appointed me as shadow home and then shadow justice minister, and why he, as prime minister, asked me to be solicitor general.

In 2001, she was appointed education minister and after the 2003 election, took over the justice portfolio in the Scottish Executive.

Macdonald was appointed chief whip, and his previous role as Shadow Justice Minister was given to Graeme Pearson.

MPs have told the government to beef up its social mobility commission and appoint a «minister for social justice» to help tackle inequality in education.

One wonders if the newly appointed Minister of Justice, Simon Hughes, has currently much more than optimism to trade on when he declared on coming into office in December 2013 that: «mediation works and we are committed to making sure that more people make use of it, rather than go through the confrontational and stressful experience of going to court».

Today, Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Justice Marianne Rivoalen as the new associate chief justice of the Court of Queen's Bench for Manitoba (Family DivJustice Marianne Rivoalen as the new associate chief justice of the Court of Queen's Bench for Manitoba (Family Divjustice of the Court of Queen's Bench for Manitoba (Family Division).

From there, she was appointed attorney general and minister of justice until 2017.

In Ontario, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson appointed Kenneth Campbell of the Ministry of the Attorney General's Crown law office to replace Justice Joan Lax on the Superior Court bench in Toronto.

Lawyer and newly elected Conservative MP Kerry - Lynne Findlay, representing the Delta - Richmond East riding, has been appointed parliamentary secretary to Justice Minister Rob Nicholson.

The inquiry committee includes three chief justices appointed by the CJC and two lawyers appointed by the minister of Justice.

The minister of Justice will appoint one or more members, who must be lawyers with at least 10 years of experience.

In Saskatchewan, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson has appointed a new member of the Court of Appeal: Justice Maurice Herauf, who leaves his position on the Court of Queen's Bench to take up the new role.

Praising the chief justice for helping to establish «the very best bench in the world,» former prime minister Brian Mulroney — who appointed McLachlin to the Supreme Court in 1989 — told attendees it would be «said of McLachlin in history that she brought honour to her country, pride to her family and achievement to her life.

Carre - Pierrat held various positions at the Ministry of Justice in France between 1985 and 2000 before being appointed as deputy chief of staff to the minister of justice from 2000 tJustice in France between 1985 and 2000 before being appointed as deputy chief of staff to the minister of justice from 2000 tjustice from 2000 to 2002.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will appoint a new chief justice and also choose another judge to replace McLachlin on the bench.

In addition, William F. Pentney, Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada, has been appointed a judge of the Federal Court, replacing Justice M.L. Phelan.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has appointed the Honourable Robert Douglas Nicholson as Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.

The announcement last week by Justice Marshall Rothstein that he is retiring means that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has an opportunity to appoint his eighth judge to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Former minister of public safety, health and justice in the Liberal governments of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin and also a former law professor at the University of Alberta, Anne McLellan most recently was appointed chairwoman of the Task Force on the Legalization and Regulation of Cannabis, the panel that submitted recommendations to the federal government on the design of a new system to legalize, strictly regulate and restrict access to cannabis.

The most ideological prime minister in a long time has already appointed four of the nine sitting judges (justices Marshall Rothstein, Thomas Cromwell, Michael Moldaver, and Andromache Karakatsanis) and will soon appoint two more (justices Morris Fish and Louis LeBel will reach the mandatory retirement age of 75 before the next federal election).

The AG is first and elected member of the House, and is then appointed to Cabinet as the Minister of Justice.

Given the high profile nature of his case and conviction, the Minister appointed retired Justice Fred Kaufman to conduct the review.

By appointing her, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is «clearly sending a signal» that aboriginal issues in the justice system are going to be important to the new government, says James Morton, a litigator at Morton Karrass LLP.

Within days, if not hours, current and former presidents of the Canadian Bar Association, law deans from across the country, other members of the profession, and even journalists were publishing articles in support of the chief justice and questioning the prime minister's motives in saying a July 31 call from McLachlin — voicing her opinion there could be issues if Harper decided to appoint a Supreme Court justice from the ranks of the Federal Court to represent Quebec — was misguided.

«But it would be some out - of - the - box thinking if the prime minister wanted to appoint the first indigenous justice out of the West and then appoint that person directly to chief,» he adds.

The nominating committee provides recommendations on which candidates should be appointed to the minister of Justice and Solicitor General.

In recent years, it has not been unusual for the justice minister to appoint individuals to the committees with clear ties to the Conservative party or publicly stated views on social issues that could be considered controversial.

(At that time, the famous nod to diversity was Justice Minister John Turner's nomination of Antonio Lamer to the Supreme Court, after which Mr. Turner went around telling people he had just appointed «Tony Lamer from the Italian community.»)

Candidates are then interviewed by the 11 - member Provincial Court Nominating Committee, which has representatives from the Alberta Provincial Court, the Law Society of Alberta, the Alberta branch of the Canadian Bar Association and people from the province's legal community and the public appointed by the minister of Justice and Solicitor General.

The newly appointed judges «have each made positive and lasting contributions to Alberta's justice system and their communities,» said acting Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Marlin Schmidt in the announjustice system and their communities,» said acting Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Marlin Schmidt in the announJustice and Solicitor General Marlin Schmidt in the announcement.

In 2008, he was appointed by the Minister of Justice (Canada) to the roster of security cleared Special Advocates to conduct National Security litigation.

It grieves me to know, however, and I think it grieves Chief Justice Howland and Chief Justice Evans that the provincial government of this Province has appointed a provincial Judge as a deputy minister while permitting him to retain his status as Judge.

This time, a six - to - one majority of the Court has ruled that the Prime Minister's attempt to appoint Mr. Justice Marc Nadon, a supernumerary justice of the Federal Court of Appeal who, prior to his appointment to the Federal Court, had been an advocate of the Province of Quebec for more than 10 years, was not constitutional and his swearing in waJustice Marc Nadon, a supernumerary justice of the Federal Court of Appeal who, prior to his appointment to the Federal Court, had been an advocate of the Province of Quebec for more than 10 years, was not constitutional and his swearing in wajustice of the Federal Court of Appeal who, prior to his appointment to the Federal Court, had been an advocate of the Province of Quebec for more than 10 years, was not constitutional and his swearing in was void.

The Honourable Justice Douglas Cunningham was appointed in 2015 by Ontario's Minister of Government and Consumer Services to review Tarion's process and warranty coverage.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has appointed Alberta judge Russel Brown to the Supreme Court of Canada, replacing Justice Marshall Rothstein.

Bypassing any and all Parliamentary process, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has appointed Thomas Cromwell to the Supreme Court of Canada to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Mr. Justice Bastarache.

In 1947, a joint Senate - Commons Committee on a Bill of Rights was set up, largely in response to a resolution from a UN agency, calling on member countries to consider what we would later call an «entrenched» bill of rights, chaired by Senator Leon M. Gouin (Liberal, De Salaberry), a noted scholar and J.L. Ilsley MP, later to be appointed Minister of Justice.

In November 2015, Ontario's Minister of Government and Consumer Services appointed Justice Cunningham to make recommendations regarding Tarion and the new home warranty program.

The Minister of Labour has appointed two Special Advisors with significant and varied experience in labour and employment matters to oversee the consultations and the public engagement process — C. Michael Mitchell (formerly with Sack Goldblatt Mitchell LLP) and the Honourable John C. Murray (retired Justice of the Superior Court, founder of Genest Murray LLP and formerly with Heenan Blaikie LLP).

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced the appointment of The Honourable Mr. Justice Warren K. Winkler, Regional Senior Judge of the Superior Court of Justice in and for the Province of Ontario for the Toronto Region, is appointed Chief Justice of Ontario.

In what many are calling a controversial and conservative choice, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has appointed Alberta judge Russell Brown to the Supreme Court of Canada, replacing Justice Marshall Rothstein.

Brown was appointed in late July by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to replace retiring justice Marshall Rothstein, who left the bench on Aug. 31.