POLS 3160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: General Counsel, Yasir Naqvi
27 Nov 2015
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Government kill bill c-30, announced by new minister of justice rob. Wiretapping legislation struck down: response to supreme court decision. Heightened rhetoric of bill c-30: much more limited in scope, protection from child pornographers vs. privacy and freedom on the internet. Symbolic and value laden criminal justice policy: all convicted criminals belong behind bars, law that require judges to consider specific factors relating to the. Signal a tough on crime approach through superficial changes victim upon sentencing: law to prohibit the killing or maiming f police/military dogs and horses. Makes and implements decisions to maintain the rule of law. Three key cabinet members for criminal justice: first minister prime minister or premier, attorney general/minister of justice, solicitor general minister of public safety (in ontario called the community and safety and correction minister) In some provinces, the solicitor general and the minister of justice are housed in the same department.
