Niki Sharma, Attorney General, has released the following statement in response to BC Prosecution Service (BCPS) announcing revisions to the hate crimes policy: 

A new associate judge is being appointed to the Supreme Court of British Columbia to support the judiciary in providing consistent and timely access to justice.

The Government of British Columbia has appointed four new Provincial Court judges to support timely and efficient access to justice.

Simmi K. Sandhu, chair of the Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT), will step away from the role effective Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.

Twenty-six lawyers are being recognized with the King’s counsel (KC) designation for exceptional contributions to the legal profession in British Columbia.

Niki Sharma, Attorney General, and Mable Elmore, Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives, have released a joint statement on Human Rights Day:

To support continued access to justice for people in British Columbia, the Province has appointed three new Provincial Court judges and one judicial justice.

Employees will benefit from new protections when bringing forward concerns about serious wrongdoing as the scope of the Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA) expands to the public K-12 education sector, effective Friday, Dec. 1, 2023.