Foreign Affairs committee  Sure, and I think it's very clear to emphasize that this isn't a matter of having a direct binding effect on either courts or lawmakers, right? Of course, every nation state within its own realm of affairs is supreme and sovereign, but at the same time, these are interpretive aid

Foreign Affairs committee  Absolutely.

Foreign Affairs committee  I'd be happy to clarify that. In Canada, international law is formally received into domestic law through implementation by statute. That, however, is really not the end of the conversation, particularly when we look at statutory interpretation. Statutory interpretation is prob

Foreign Affairs committee  It is important that the government assess this treaty with an eye to not just the current state of firearms regulation in Canada but also to how the law may develop in the future. Make no mistake about it, the Firearms Act is desperately in need of rewrite, revision, and reform.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. Good afternoon, honourable members. Thank you very much for inviting me to address you today. My name is Solomon Friedman. I am a criminal defence lawyer in private practice in Ottawa. Although I maintain a comprehensive defence practice, a significant portion of m