Justice Committee calls on Wilson-Raybould to clean up ‘hodgepodge’ Criminal Code

In a letter sent to the Justice minister, committee members signalled interest in helping her remove outdated, unconstitutional clauses in the law, parallel to a newly underway justice system review.
Liberal MPs Chris Bittle and Anthony Housefather, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, Conservative MP Michael Cooper. Ms. Wilson-Raybould is under pressure from members of the House Justice Committee to modernize the Criminal Code.
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is being called on by members of the House Justice Committee to table legislation that would clean up the "hodgepodge" of outdated and unconstitutional provisions in the Criminal Code of Canada. The longer such provisions of the Criminal Code remain in place,...

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