Days after announcing the judicial system in this Province is 'slowly being eroded' by underfunding, the Chief Justice of BC's Supreme Court is explaining why more money is needed. "We can't silently sail towards the brink without bringing the issue to the attention of the bar and the larger community." Chief Justice Robert bauman says … [Read more...]
Chief Justice of BC’s Supreme Court says our judicial system is at a tipping point
November 25, 2011 by
RCMP ball in B.C.’s court, justice minister
September 28, 2011 by
British Columbia has to make a decision on the same 20-year RCMP contract that is being offered to other provinces, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said yesterday. Speaking in the House of Commons, Toews confirmed the Conservatives are in no mood to negotiate after imposing a November deadline on the new police service contract with B.C. “After … [Read more...]
Family gets shot at justice for Zhao
September 19, 2011 by
The family of an international student killed in British Columbia will finally have their day in court. Nine years after Amanada Zhao’s body was found in a suitcase near Stave Lake, ex-boyfriend Ang Li – who fled Canada before being charged by RCMP – is scheduled to stand trail for the 21-year-old’s murder in a Beijing courtroom Tuesday. NDP MLA … [Read more...]
Unease among students at Justice Institute
September 7, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - Back-to-school jitters have taken on unsettling new meaning at a British Columbia institute that trains people to work law-and-order's front lines after Mounties said ten victims of arsons and shootings are linked to the school.Officials at the Institute of Justice B.C.'s main campus in New Westminster assembled staff and began … [Read more...]
