Ottawa ‘eager’ to bring back federal body offering advice on reforming laws
“Having that kind of commentary is so important. Once you’re actually in government, you’re so damn busy,” he said.“Once you get into office, the opportunity to look beyond the scope of your mandate and think and read and develop your own intellectual storehouse is about zero, given the overwhelming pressures on your time.”
He pointed to recommendations that emerged from previous versions of the commission, including to create a unified family court, update the Bank Act and remove restrictions on same-sex marriage, as examples of its usefulness. The online application for the commissioner role says the office “may consider important topics such as: systemic racism in the justice system, access to justice, legal issues around climate change, establishing a new relationship with Indigenous Peoples and rapid technological shifts in the world.”
Ottawa also frequently finds itself pushing through legislation to address court rulings that identify gaps or strike down outdated or unconstitutional sections of law, such as on sex work, mandatory minimum sentencing and medical assistance in dying.Rock said that the commission would have the capacity to identify those potential problems and help the government address them proactively before the courts do.
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