Ministers handed marching orders to repeal key laws, legalize pot and help mentally ill offenders. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has ordered a major overhaul of Canada’s criminal justice system that will put a new focus on restorative justice and hatch a priority plan to regulate and legalize pot.
Trudeau delivered mandate letters to each of his cabinet ministers Friday, and among the long list of priorities is a sweeping review of the last decade of laws and sentencing reforms brought in by the Conservatives.
“You should conduct a review of the changes in our criminal justice system and sentencing reforms over the past decade with a mandate to assess the changes, ensure that we are increasing the safety of our communities, getting value for money, addressing gaps and ensuring that current provisions are aligned with the objectives of the criminal justice system,” reads Trudeau’s letter to Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould.
Kathleen Harris & Alison Crawford – CBC News – Nov 13, 2015.
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