October 11, 2005

• Minister of Justice Announces Members of New Advisory Committee for Next Supreme Court Appointment
• Backgrounder: Members of the Advisory Committee on Supreme Court of Canada Appointments

October 19, 2005

• Charges laid under the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act against a Rwandan national living in Canada

October 20, 2005

• Financial Assistance for Victims to Attend National Parole Board Hearings and Creation of a National Office for Victims
• Backgrounder: National Office for Victims
• Backgrounder: Victims of Crime

October 21, 2005

• Ontario Judicial Appointment Announced

October 25, 2005

• Minister of Justice Initiates Reforms to the Judicial Appointments Process

October 26, 2005

• Key Child Protection Reforms and Voyeurism Offences to Come into Effect
• Frequently Asked Questions: Age of Consent to Sexual Activity

October 27, 2005

• Speaking Notes for the Honourable Irwin Cotler, Reforms to the Judicial Appointments Process
• Minister of Justice Moves to Restrict the Use of Conditional Sentences of Imprisonment
• Backgrounder: Fair and Effective Sentencing - A Canadian Approach to Sentencing Policy
• Backgrounder: Conditional Sentencing Reform Bill

November 2, 2005

• Government of Canada Introduces Legislation to Improve the Effectiveness of the DNA Data Bank
• Ontario Judicial Appointments Announced

November 3, 2005

• Canada's War Crimes Program releases its 8th Annual Report

November 9, 2005

• Minister Cotler Announces Three-Pronged Strategy to Combat Gun Violence

November 10, 2005

• Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers Responsible for Justice Advance Canada’s Justice Agenda

November 14, 2005

• Joint Statement by the Hon. Anne McLellan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness & the Hon. Irwin Cotler, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
• Statement by Minister of Justice on Restorative Justice Week 2005

November 16, 2005

• Saskatchewan Judicial Appointments Announced

November 23, 2005

• Government of Canada Annouces Agreement in Principle Toward a Fair and Lasting Resolution of the Legacy of Indian Residential Schools
• Federal Court Judicial Appointment Announced
• Ontario Judicial Appointments Announced
• Quebec Judicial Appointment Announced
• British Columbia Judicial Appointments Announced

November 24, 2005

• Alberta Judicial Appointment Announced
• Alberta Judicial Appointment Announced

November 25, 2005

• Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness announces appointment of the Honourable Bob Rae to lead the Air India Flight 182 review and inquiry
• Canada Supports International Efforts Toward Abolition of the Death Penalty
• Backgrounder: Canada’s accession to the United Nations Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
• Bill C-53 - Proceeds of Crime - Is Adopted by Both Houses of Parliament
• Legislation against Human Trafficking Passes through Parliament
• Backgrounder: Trafficking in Persons: A Brief Description
• Minister Cotler Introduces Legislation to Combat Gun Crime
• Backgrounder: Criminal Code Amendments to Combat Gun and Gang-Related Crime in Canada

November 28, 2005

• The Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners: The Merger and Related Issues - Report of the Special Advisor to the Minister of Justice (PDF version)
• Government Response to the Eighteenth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights
• Justice Minister Releases Investigative Report in Truscott Case
• Executive Summary: Report to the Minister of Justice Prepared by the Honourable Fred Kaufman, C.M., Q.C.; F.R.S.C.

December 1, 2005

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