Sentences with phrase «crime omnibus bill»

A muddy, mucky, slippery slope... The combination of this news and the apparent intention of the harper government to allow the hand over of private personal information without a court order (see upcoming crime omnibus bill), lead one to wonder if we are in for this...

Not exact matches

Despite the changes on the medical front, the federal Tories have not only indicated their intention to keep marijuana in the Criminal Code, but have also introduced mandatory minimum sentences of six months on small - time grow - ops — six or more plants — as part of the omnibus crime bill, Bill C -bill, Bill C -Bill C - 10.

Jack Harris was the New Democrat selected to respond on Tuesday to the Justice Minister's final tabling of the omnibus crime bill.

After passing the House of Representatives, his bill was then amended into an Omnibus Crime Bill by Senator Schbill was then amended into an Omnibus Crime Bill by Senator SchBill by Senator Schatz.

On this, he has been very vocal in relation to the government's recent omnibus crime bill.

With its majority, the federal Conservatives have pushed through their omnibus crime bill, perhaps one of the most controversial pieces of legislation this government has tabled.

In addition to draconian new sentencing provisions tucked into the Omnibus crime bill for small grow - ops, in Ontario I have noticed a very significant uptick in the number of individuals being charged for simple possession of tiny amounts of pot.

More than any other development in 2012, the sweeping changes enacted by the omnibus crime bill will undoubtedly be repeatedly targeted by defence lawyers all across Canada.

Instead, thoughtless policies and statutory amendments like those about to be heaped upon us by the omnibus crime bill are turning some of our most important members of society — police officers, prosecutors and judges — into parodies of 1980's computer programs.

Supporters of measures like the omnibus crime bill have increasingly been striking back at defence lawyers like me accusing us of having a professional «conflict of interest» and questioning our personal motivation for opposing mandatory minimum sentences.

Our southern neighbours have long bemoaned Canada's comparatively soft sentences in this area and the omnibus crime bill squarely takes aim at correcting that perception.

A bill that deals with all proposes reality to a particular subject such as... an «omnibus crime bill» dealing with different subjects such as new crimes» and penalties.

It will be a mistake on any Canadian institution's parts to adopt any form of «cloud» computing until after Harper's Omnibus crime bill (Bill C - 51) is passed into legislatbill (Bill C - 51) is passed into legislatBill C - 51) is passed into legislation.

And according to CBC News Now, other major legislation that will be dealt with this session includes immigration, financial services review, copyright reform (Bill C - 11), the omnibus crime bill (Bill C - 10) and doing away with the long gun registry (Bill C - Bill C - 11), the omnibus crime bill (Bill C - 10) and doing away with the long gun registry (Bill C - bill (Bill C - 10) and doing away with the long gun registry (Bill C - Bill C - 10) and doing away with the long gun registry (Bill C - Bill C - 19).

The sentence imposed stemmed from the so - called «omnibus crime bill» brought in by the Stephen Harper government in 2012.

Chris McLaren (@mistermclaren) in Cambridge, Ont: Omnibus crime bill: fact - ignoring ideological symbolism or cynical diversion of public funds to impending corporate prisons?

Yesterday's release of the Conservative government's proposed omnibus crime bill, relatively benignly named the safe streets & communities act, wasn't exactly met with resounding approval by either the legal profession or the Canadian public in general.

It is this science that Quebec's Minister of Justice Jean - Marc Fournier asked the federal government to reveal, to support the omnibus crime bill's new mandatory minimum sentences and changes to the youth justice system, when he appeared before the House of Commons standing committee on justice and human rights on Nov. 2.

The waiting time before someone is eligible for a pardon has increased to 5 years under the Conservative's recently passed omnibus crime bill, Bill C -bill, Bill C -Bill C - 10.

2012 was a challenging year in many respects: the introduction of the omnibus crime bill described below, Bill 78 in Québec to restrict student protests, the resort to criminal libel prohibitions in New Brunswick, Bill 115 in Ontario that denies rights to bargain collectively... CCLA was present in all of these figbill described below, Bill 78 in Québec to restrict student protests, the resort to criminal libel prohibitions in New Brunswick, Bill 115 in Ontario that denies rights to bargain collectively... CCLA was present in all of these figBill 78 in Québec to restrict student protests, the resort to criminal libel prohibitions in New Brunswick, Bill 115 in Ontario that denies rights to bargain collectively... CCLA was present in all of these figBill 115 in Ontario that denies rights to bargain collectively... CCLA was present in all of these fights.

These gaps allow contentious legislation — think: Bill C - 51, the Fair Elections Act, the omnibus mandatory minimums crime bill, and the bill limiting refugee access to Canada — to be passed without open, adequate, and meaningful consideration of their constitutional vulnerabilities (i.e. if, how, and to what extent a proposed law may violate the ChartBill C - 51, the Fair Elections Act, the omnibus mandatory minimums crime bill, and the bill limiting refugee access to Canada — to be passed without open, adequate, and meaningful consideration of their constitutional vulnerabilities (i.e. if, how, and to what extent a proposed law may violate the Chartbill, and the bill limiting refugee access to Canada — to be passed without open, adequate, and meaningful consideration of their constitutional vulnerabilities (i.e. if, how, and to what extent a proposed law may violate the Chartbill limiting refugee access to Canada — to be passed without open, adequate, and meaningful consideration of their constitutional vulnerabilities (i.e. if, how, and to what extent a proposed law may violate the Charter).

And according to CBC News Now, other major legislation that will be dealt with this session includes immigration, financial services review, copyright reform (Bill C - 11), the omnibus crime bill (Bill C - 10) and doing away with the long... [mBill C - 11), the omnibus crime bill (Bill C - 10) and doing away with the long... [mbill (Bill C - 10) and doing away with the long... [mBill C - 10) and doing away with the long... [more]

Given the impending omnibus bill on crime and the likely large increase in the costs to the provinces from their associated responsibility for corrections, this report might be of some interest.

These are the sorts of issues, I think, that it might be useful to learn about as we proceed with the contentious omnibus crime bill in Parliament.

... Sean It will be a mistake on any Canadian institution's parts to adopt any form of «cloud» computing until after Harper's Omnibus crime bill (Bill C - 51) is passed into legislatiobill (Bill C - 51) is passed into legislatioBill C - 51) is passed into legislation...

He also expressed concerns over the omnibus crime Bill C - 10, which would create additional costs by jailing offenders for longer periods.

The omnibus crime bill imposed arbitrary and draconian sentences....

On March 13, 2012, amendments to s. 742.1 of the Criminal Code, which were part of Bill C - 10, the government's omnibus crime bill, received Royal assBill C - 10, the government's omnibus crime bill, received Royal assbill, received Royal assent.

With the big price tag attached to the federal government's omnibus crime bill C - 10 and budget cuts on the horizon, there were no significant spending commitments by the federal government.

Keeping the blindfolds firmly intact, as promised, the Conservative government is about to pass the all - encompassing, omnibus crime bill.

Although damages as high as those awarded to Slevin would not likely be found in Canada, it is a reminder of the public cost of the government's omnibus crime package, Bill C - 10.