PMO ordered Justice department to re-word Criminal Code to weaken Gladue principles… – APTN

March 25, 2015

PMO ordered Justice department to re-word Criminal Code to weaken Gladue principles for Aboriginal offenders

OTTAWA – When Prime Minister Stephen Harper was meeting with First Nation leaders in Ottawa during the height of Idle No More the Prime Minister’s Office was directing the Justice department to reword portions of the Criminal Code to “diminish” the effect of Gladue principles for Aboriginal offenders before the courts, APTN National news has learned.

Several sections of the Criminal Code were to be adjusted under the direction of the PMO as part of the upcoming release of the Victims’ Bill of Rights Act, Bill C-32, to purposely take aim at Gladue principles according to sources.

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