Can Canadian embassies ignore government rules on human rights?

Lawyers for the family of the Mexican community leader alleged that Canada’s embassy did not approach the community or facilitate dialogue.

Attorney General David Lametti, pictured at a House Justice Committee meeting. His office will be in Federal Court on Monday for a hearing in a case related to allegations that the Canadian embassy violated policies on human rights. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KIRSTEN FRANCESCONE

March 22, 2019

It does not seem to be a controversial proposition that, when a government department publicizes a policy, government officials should carry out those policies. In fact, that is exactly what the federal Values and Ethics Code req...

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