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The 'hidden' piece of the Liberal crime bill: police may get to skip court
Ottawa

The ’hidden’ piece of the Liberal crime bill: police may get to skip court

The omnibus crime bill could give police officers a pass on appearing in court to be cross-examined. To criminal lawyers it’s a ’shocking’ development.

No time for debate

While the Liberals complain that the budget implementation act received just four days of House debate at second reading—15...

Opposition for the record

However inevitable the bill’s passage, the Liberals have proposed the following reasoned amendment to the government’s omnibus...

Rhetoric in practice

John Geddes measures the government’s new crime legislation against a real world example. Meanwhile, the Ottawa Citizen’s...

Fight promotion

The NDP is touting its readiness to fight the government’s " lawful access " legislation. "Spearheading" the fight at the justice...