Liberals
Bills on Access to Information, national security measures to cap spring sitting of Parliament

June 27, 2017Jonathan Ablett
The Canadian government plans to amend the legislation on Access to Information and national security. The planned amendments include giving the information commissioner the power to order release of government records and ensuring the access law applies to the offices of the prime minister, cabinet members and administrative institutions that support Parliament and the courts. The bill to…
Updated – When will the Federal Government legalize Marijuana

March 27, 2017Jonathan Ablett
On March 26, it was reported that the Federal Government has clarified its goal to legalize marijuana by July 1, 2018, with the proposed legislation to be announced within three weeks. Evidently, the legislation will broadly follow the recommendation of the federal task force chaired by Anne McLellan. It would appear that the federal government…