Canadian Bar Association faces multi-issues
The streets of Niagara falls have been crawling with lawyers this week as the Canadian Bar Association holds its annual meeting.
About 800 lawyers and judges have descended upon this picturesque border town of 82,000, which happens to be the home riding of federal Justice Minister and lawyer Rob Nicholson,
The minister took the opportunity to plug his hometown, while at the same time delivering his government's tough on crime message to an audience that seemed less than receptive.
In what has become an annual affair, the Justice Minister had a bear pit question and answer session with a few hundred lawyers, many of whom practice main street law -- such as criminal, family and personal injury.
So his message of getting tougher on gangs and throwing more people in jail fell flat, which is oddly puzzling, since it should create more work for some of the lawyers who attended.
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Source: vancouversun.com
By: Jim Middlemiss
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