On Friday, Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette welcomed the unanimous adoption a day earlier of his Bill 56 amending the Civil Code and creating a new parental union regime in Quebec.
Quebec announced Thursday it will fast-track the training of special constables on the same day that representatives of courthouse employees joined chief justices in calling for improved security in the buildings.
The National Assembly s Ethics Commissioner, Ariane Mignolet, has concluded that Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette was not at fault when he appointed his friend Charles-Olivier Gosselin to the position of judge.
America may have its own daily dose of culture wars, but after last week, Quebec — as part of North America — is worthy of American media attention. We can
Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette isn t the only one who has appointed a friend: his colleague, Finance Minister Eric Girard, admitted Saturday that he had done the same. Just last week, Girard reappointed his "personal friend" Jean-Francois Blais to the board of directors of Loto-Quebec.