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The public servant in charge of the Canadian Department of Justice (French: Ministère de la Justice du Canada) holds the dual titles of Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada. The deputy minister provides advice and support to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (an elected official) and acts as the ...
The department's responsibilities reflect the double role of the Minister of Justice, who is also by law the Attorney General of Canada: in general terms, the Minister is concerned with the administration of justice, including policy in such areas as criminal law, family law, human rights law, and Aboriginal justice; the Attorney General is the ...
The role was created in 1867 to replace the attorney general of Canada West and attorney general of Canada East.. As the top prosecuting officer in Canada, 'attorney general' is a separate title held by the minister of justice—a member of the Cabinet.
Justice Deputy Critic: Heather McPherson: Edmonton Strathcona: Deputy Whip Foreign Affairs International Development Canadian Heritage Deputy Critic: Brian Masse: Windsor West: Auto Strategy Canada/US Border Relations Great Lakes Innovation, Science and Industry Lindsay Mathyssen: London—Fanshawe: Deputy House Leader National Defence
William F. Pentney is a justice with the Federal Court of Canada and an ex officio member of the Federal Court of Appeal. [1] He was appointed in 2017 on June 23. Prior to that he was the Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada; a post he was appointed to on November 5, 2012. List of deputy ministers of justice (Canada)
Of the senior members of Shadow Cabinet, 32 are men and 10 are women. 6 are visible minorities (14.3%). Under Andrew Scheer, most senior Shadow Ministers also had a deputy critic for their file. This has been discontinued under his successor, Erin O'Toole. [3] Shadow ministers are often referred to as "critics". [4]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed his close ally and deputy Chrystia Freeland as finance minister on Tuesday and promised "bold new solutions" to help Canada recover from the pandemic.
Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of Canada: September 10, 2022 – Present: People and organizations; Monarch: Elizabeth II Charles III: Opposition Leader: Pierre Poilievre: Deputy Opposition Leader: Melissa Lantsman Tim Uppal: Opposition House Leader: Gérard Deltell (2020–2022) John Brassard (2022) Andrew Scheer (2022–present) Member party