Arif Virani was named justice minister as Statscan data show violent crime is on the rise
“You just think about what Canada represents. There are multiple refugees that were just sworn into cabinet yesterday, and it’s quite a statement,” Mr. Virani said in an interview with The Globe and Mail, mentioning Soraya Martinez Ferrada, the Minister of Tourism, and Gary Anandasangaree, the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, as two others.Violent crime is on the rise, the latest data from Statistics Canada show.
And the legal system is facing enormous upset from within, over the seeming dysfunction of the judicial appointments system; not only are 81 judges’ jobs vacant on the federally appointed courts, such as the top trial and appeal courts of the provinces, several of the committees that screen candidates have ceased to operate. Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner voiced his displeasure to the Prime Minister in writing this spring.Mr.
Mr. Virani disagreed, saying the focus is on violence and weapons. A married father of two boys, ages 9 and 12, he said he explained to his younger son this week about the disproportionate numbers of Indigenous people incarcerated, and that it is one of the areas where he can have a direct impact.
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