Today, Bill C-28 received Royal Assent and became law. This means that any person who consumes drugs and/or alcohol in a criminally negligent manner will be held criminally responsible if they harm others while extremely intoxicated. Ensuring that our criminal justice system supports victims and survivors of crime, holds offenders to account, and respects Charter rights is a #GC priority.

(1/4) The Charter Statement for Bill C-28, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (self-induced extreme intoxication), is now available. 🧵

Read the Statement: justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/pl… (2/4) The Charter Statement explains how #C28 would protect the public, specifically women and children, from extremely intoxicated violence and hold individuals accountable for violence committed while in a state of negligent extreme intoxication, while upholding the Charter.

Community-based justice services to Inuit peoples in Nunavik are at the heart of Makivik Corporation ’s Makivik Justice Program. @Makivik_Corp This program helps to address overrepresentation in the criminal justice system by offering culturally adapted approaches that emphasize healing for individuals, families and communities and address the underlying causes of crime.

The recovery of unmarked burial sites at former residential schools is a reminder of the shameful legacy of residential schools and colonialism. We must ensure continued support to communities as they respond to and heal from intergenerational trauma and the ongoing impacts of residential schools. The #GC is committed to undertaking this work in partnership with Indigenous peoples and communities.

Today marks National #IndigenousPeoplesDay, a day to honour and celebrate the diverse and unique heritage, traditions, and cultures of Indigenous peoples in Canada. #NIPD2021 National Indigenous Peoples Day is celebrated on June 21 every year around summer solstice, a moment which Indigenous peoples have celebrated for thousands of years.