Why do you feel you need to have the powers of the Minister of National Defence to issue guidelines in prosecutions, when that used to be done by the JAG? Why would the minister do that, and not the Judge Advocate General?
October 27th, 2025 / 3:40 p.m.
Conservative
James Bezan Conservative Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, MB
Why do you feel you need to have the powers of the Minister of National Defence to issue guidelines in prosecutions, when that used to be done by the JAG? Why would the minister do that, and not the Judge Advocate General?
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