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CBA to Intervene in Lloyd v. R (Mandatory Minimum Sentences) at Supreme Court of Canada

Roxanne Helme, Q.C., the Criminal Justice Section representative elected to the governing council of the International Criminal Bar – and newly elected co-president of the ICB’s governing council – reports on the group’s meeting in Barcelona.

The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) is calling on the government to amend Bill S-7, Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices

Michael T. Mulligan: Mandatory minimum sentences are unjust.

In its second appearance before a Parliamentary committee in five months, the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) is welcoming Bill C-32, Victims Bill of Rights Act

The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) will appear before the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security to offer its views on Bill C-51, Anti-Terrorism Act 2015.

The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) welcomes the government’s study on Bill C-583, which contains Criminal Code amendments to address the treatment of people suffering from fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

As part of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) 2015 Mid-Winter Meeting of Council, a panel of experts will debate the pros and cons of whether it is time to legalize marijuana.

Children must be protected from sex offenders. But the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) says proposed federal legislation on child predators will not do that effectively. In fact, it may make some things worse.

In its intervention before the Supreme Court of Canada in the appeal of R. v. Nur, the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) argues that judges should be able to consider less extreme measures than mandatory minimum sentences (MMS), and calls for the implementation of a so-called “safety valve.”