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New public prosecutions officer not independent, says Comartin

The Conservative government's new Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC), created last December along with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, isn't independent and is under the "complete control" of the Justice Department, says NDP justice critic Joe Comartin.

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