S3E6: Justice, Bail, Reforms - Mickey Amery - Minister of Justice for the Province of Alberta.

Original Recording Date: 2024JAN29. 

Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.

Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated.

TOPICS:

• Minister Amery's story.
• Conservatism.
  • Federal and Provincial interaction.
• Reform issues:
  • Bail
    • Applications, onus, and Bill C-48.
    • Provincial vs. Federal jurisdiction.
    • Running from your crimes; the issue with criminal charges across provincial lines.
  • Justice
    • Targeting violence.
    • Not afraid to try some new ideas.
    • Public communications.
    • Targeting crime groups.

REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. Zero tolerance for crime in Alberta – September 11, 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7bX6EWhCNE. 
2. Ministry of Justice news: https://www.alberta.ca/justice. 
3. Premier's mandate letter to the Minister of Justice: https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/bf7f9a42-a807-49b3-8ba3-451ae3bc2d2f/resource/5534ab49-9021-4c13-bfe8-51b01a5c6164/download/jus-mandate-letter-justice-2023.pdf. 

Profiles:

1. Minister Amery on:
   1. Government of Alberta profile: https://www.alberta.ca/minister-of-justice.
   2. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MickeyAmeryCalgaryCross/. 
   3. X / Twitter: https://twitter.com/mickeyamery.