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A Year of Rapid Growth and Improvement: Reviewing the Progress of BC's Indigenous-led Gladue Services

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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“Having an Indigenous-led organization administer and develop Gladue Report Services in BC is groundbreaking.

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  • “Having an Indigenous-led organization administer and develop Gladue Report Services in BC is groundbreaking.
  • The standards BCFNJC holds for Gladue Reports is high, and the team is committed to ensuring these standards remain exceptional.
  • For comparison, over an 11-year period, Legal Aid BC produced an average of 120 Gladue reports per year.
  • Gladue reports will be provided for Dangerous Offender and Parole Hearings on a case-by-case basis.

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announces judicial appointments to the Federal Court

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Monday, February 12, 2024
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OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 12, 2024 /CNW/ - The Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointments under the judicial application process established in 2016.

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  • OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 12, 2024 /CNW/ - The Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointments under the judicial application process established in 2016.
  • Julie L. Blackhawk, General Counsel at the Department of Justice Canada in Ottawa, is appointed a Judge of the Federal Court.
  • This includes 64 appointments since the Honourable Arif Virani became Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada on July 26, 2023.
  • Federal judicial appointments are made by the Governor General, acting on the advice of the federal Cabinet and recommendations from the Minister of Justice.