Criminal Code
What the stats say about Canada’s newest crimes
How many people were actually charged with spreading of intimate photos? How about new terrorism charges?
Nigel Wright, Mike Duffy and the production order
Reading through the RCMP’s filing
‘Dehumanizes an entire class of people’
Stephen Woodworth’s motion on the definition of life will receive its second hour of debate on September 21.
Section 13: How the battle for free speech was won
Five years, two tribunals, secret hearings, a court challenge and a turning point
‘I expect there is healthy debate about Motion 312 by all MPs’
I asked Stephen Woodworth if he had any comment on today’s reports. Here is his response.
Law-making made easier
Tonda MacCharles notes the government’s recent enthusiasm for private member’s bills.
The conservative stance on abortion you didn’t know about
Gordon O’Connor made it clear: it’s a matter of small-C conservative principles
The Commons: A debate about a debate about abortion
“Why would we be afraid to let the evidence come out?” asked MP Stephen Woodworth
Tory backbenchers want to talk abortion
Why that’s not necessarily a bad thing for Harper
‘Don’t accept any law that says some human beings are not human beings’
In keeping with his campaign to start a national discussion, Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth has tabled a motion that would see a special committee of Parliament created to study Section 223(1) of the Criminal Code, which defines when a human being becomes a human being. Justice Minister Rob Nicholson has already responded with a two-sentence statement.
The case for Marlene Jennings’ concern
When Marlene Jennings wrote to the director of public prosecutions in April—the letter is available here—she laid out her case as follows.
Canada should be LGBT world leader
Adding gender identity, expression to list of protected groups is a positive step