Justice committee  Thank you for the question. I fully understand, and we have observed the debate as it has unfolded and continues to unfold in provinces and territories with medical regulators, with physicians, and with others across the country. The bill does not compel or require anyone to pro

Justice committee  I think in respect of the exercise of the criminal law power in defining the nature and scope of eligibility and safeguards, the law is clear. I think the government's commitment to complementary and additional measures and discussions is also clear. I think from the perspective

Justice committee  Given the way that spending is appropriated and reported to Parliament, part of what would account for that would be the sunsetting of programs that are subject to renewal, which will be reported through supplementary estimates and otherwise. I would say that there were some redu

Justice committee  Yes. We'll get you the specifics, but a significant amount of those resources will in fact be transferred to the provinces.

Justice committee  Yes, we have taken a number of corrective measures. First, we continue to audit and review the utilization. Second, each year we ask all employees and managers to sign an attestation form so that we force them through a process of making sure they've looked at their leave, Third,

Justice committee  The Minister of Justice is responsible for a portfolio of entities. The commissioner for federal judicial affairs is appointed by statute as a separate deputy head, and I am loath to speak.... Again, for the committee's knowledge, you will hear from the director of public prosec

Justice committee  Yes, and in future, if the committee wants to hear from others, we're happy to facilitate, or the clerk can help facilitate the invitations that are appropriate. Mr. Nicholson will recall previous appearances where very fair questions were asked, but it's just not for me as dep

Justice committee  Thank you for the question. Yes, we can speak to it, and the minister will speak more to it, because it's not reflected in the supplementary estimates but will be reflected in the main estimates. The federal government supports especially criminal legal aid through transfers to

Justice committee  That's a good question.

Justice committee  It's a very important issue and it's a subset of a much broader set of issues. The criminal justice system, from policing to prosecutions to courts, has become, if you like, the catcher's mitt for many other issues in society that are not being dealt with, many of them involving

Justice committee  First, I'm an accounting officer under the Federal Accountability Act. I take very seriously my obligations to this committee and to Parliament to be accountable for the financial management of the department and management issues and to be transparent and open about that. If the

Justice committee  Mr. Chairman, I'll ask Mr. Piragoff to speak to that. He is one of the reasons we have a Council of Europe convention.

Justice committee  Thank you for the question. The first thing that should be said is that over time, Parliament had adopted a number of measures to enhance the capacity of victims to know about what was happening in regard to their case, and to have some rights to participate, but that was spread

Justice committee  Thank you for the question. The easy answer is that it will be reflected in the main estimates. The victims fund has been enhanced over time and was made permanent. What's asked for here was some additional money that was associated in particular with the implementation of the C

Justice committee  Mr. Chairman and committee members, thank you for giving us the opportunity to appear before you this morning. As you know, the minister will be appearing in a couple of weeks to speak about her priorities and the department's main estimates. I won't speak to any of that, with yo