Sentences with phrase «former liberal justice»

In his last act as a member of Parliament, former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler introduced a private members» bill that would allow judges to impose a fair and appropriate sentence, notwithstanding mandatory minimums.

An amendment to the code was written into law in 1996 by former Liberal justice minister Allan Rock and was first tested

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Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens — a member of the court's liberal wing during his 35 years on the bench — called for the repeal of the Second Amendment in an op - ed piece published in the New York Times Tuesday.

Delegates included current Foreign Office Minister Sir Alan Duncan, former Secretary of State for Wales and former Brexit Minister David Jones, Shadow Transport Secretary Andy McDonald, Shadow Justice Secretary Richard Burgon, Shadow Minister of Women and Equalities Sarah Champion, the SNP's Justice and Home Affairs spokesperson Joanna Cherry QC and the Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, Baroness Sheehan.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg says he is «shocked and saddened» after the former cabinet minister Chris Huhne admitted perverting the course of justice over claims his ex-wife took speeding points for him a decade ago.

Former Liberal Democrat leader Lord Ashdown says Chris Huhne should go to prison for perverting the course of justice and only has himself to blame.

Ministers already face united opposition from the Conservative and Liberal Democrat frontbench in the Lords, as well as eminent crossbench peers including Lady Manningham - Buller, former head of MI5, and the former lord chief justice, Lord Woolf.

The commission that he led had been created by Quebec Premier Jean Charest after the province's former Justice Minister Marc Bellemare alleged that he been forced to name three judges to the bench at the behest of Quebec Liberal Party organizers and fundraisers.

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 canFormer 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 canformer 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.

Former B.C Crown Jody Wilson - Raybould will serve as Canada's first aboriginal justice minister and attorney general in the new Liberal government.

In an article in the Toronto Star, titled Russell Brown doesn't belong on the Supreme Court, a former law professor attacks Justice Brown based on two main themes: 1) He is not a liberal, so he can't be a good judge.

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens — a member of the court's liberal wing during his 35 years on the bench — called for the repeal of the Second Amendment in an op - ed piece published in the New York Times Tuesday.