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Criminal justice

Clarion tracks Criminal justice across Canada's legislative record — the bills tagged to it, the House and legislature debates that mention it, the government media around it, and the lobbying filed on it. Every number is a deterministic count cited to the official record. A policy grouping, never a position.

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What's moving here

All-time counts of records matching this area's curated bilingual anchors.

Bills
29
10 in the last 90 days
Debates
8,421
5,835 in the last 90 days
Government media
714
683 in the last 90 days

Bills in this area

Bills whose title or summary matches this sub-topic's anchors. A keyword grouping by subject — verify each against the official record; it does not indicate a position.

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+ 4 more bills tracked in this area

Recent records

The most recent debates, government media, and lobbying filings matching this area.

  1. Media2026-08-25

    'She died an awful death': Judge accepts joint submission for killer's sentence

    sootoday

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  2. Media2026-08-25

    News of the day: High school yearbook hunt, London Majors surge and more . . .

    lfpress

    Official record ↗

  3. Media2026-08-25

    Family relieved as a man who killed a B.C. family of 6 in 1982 denied parole again

    ctv-vancouver

    Official record ↗

  4. Media2026-08-25

    Co-accused in Summerside arson that destroyed two homes sentenced

    saltwire

    Official record ↗

  5. Media2026-08-25

    Toronto rapper gets life in prison, no parole for at least 22 years in double murder at Fort Erie, Ont., party

    cbc-toronto

    Official record ↗

  6. Debate2026-07-29

    Caroline Desrochers

    Monsieur le président, je vous remercie beaucoup de me donner la parole encore une fois. Par respect pour les collègues qui ont fait le voyage, mais qui devrai…

    Official record ↗
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  1. Debate2026-07-29

    Melissa Lantsman

    Je vais donc poursuivre au sujet de la motion. Je suis certaine que ma collègue aura l'occasion de prendre la parole. Nous souhaitons savoir pourquoi le premie…

    Official record ↗

  2. Debate2026-07-29

    Marie-France Lalonde

    Je n'aime pas interrompre les gens. Je remercie tous les députés qui m'ont permis de prendre la parole, mais je me suis exprimée au sujet de la motion. Je ne pe…

    Official record ↗

  3. Debate2026-07-29

    Le président

    Merci, monsieur Lewis. Nous allons donner la parole à Mme Gaudreau, puis viendra le tour de M. Gill. Pour ceux d'entre vous qui sont nouveaux au sein du Comit…

    Official record ↗

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What's counted

This topic has no matching lobbying registrations in the registries Clarion ingests, so its activity reflects bills, debates, and government media only — never an inferred lobbying figure.

Every count is a deterministic tally of real records matching curated anchors — a way to group activity by policy area, not a measure of support, opposition, or outcome. Bills are grouped by subject, never by stance.

Most recent tracked activity: 2026-08-25.

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