S-224Government of Canada
An Act to amend the Director of Public Prosecutions Act
Amends the Director of Public Prosecutions Act to update the appointment and accountability rules for the federal DPP. Strengthens insulation from political direction on case-by-case decisions while maintaining ministerial responsibility for prosecutorial-policy direction.
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Tightens the rules separating the federal Director of Public Prosecutions from political pressure on individual cases, while keeping ministerial responsibility for overall prosecutorial policy. Post-SNC-Lavalin reform.
Issues this bill touches
- Democratic Renewal & Electoral Reform
Strengthens Director of Public Prosecutions independence.
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the Senate.
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