Conservative, NDP MPs want to make dozens of amendments to feds’ massive justice reform bill, say it’s ‘flawed’

Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould's 302-page justice reform package is aimed at reducing court delays by 'streamlining' the bail system, restricting the option of preliminary inquiries to offences, and improving the jury selection process, among other things.

Conservative MP Michael Cooper, left, says Bill C-75 is 'irreparable,' and the government needs to return to the drawing board, but nonetheless he's drafted dozens of amendments to try to ameliorate it at committee stage. NDP MP Murray Rankin says he's also started a list of amendments to propose. The Hill Times file photographs

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

September 24, 2018

Amid a marathon House Justice Committee study, opposition MPs are preparing to introduce dozens of amendments to the Liberal government’s massive justice reform package, Bill C-75. “They introduced the bill on the day before Good Friday … hoping that Canadians wouldn’t be paying attention. ...

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