Attorney General and Minister of Justice Suzanne Anton has released the following statement:

Attorney General and Minister of Justice Suzanne Anton and Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Morris issued the following statement:

Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Mike Morris and Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond, on behalf of Suzanne Anton, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, announced that Prince George will be receiving a new deputy sheriff as part of the 23 new deputy sheriffs slated to start work next week in communities throughout the province.

Government is adding 14 new deputy sheriffs, who start work next week in communities across the Lower Mainland. Once deployed, they will provide safety and security for the courthouses and those who use them, including judges, court workers, legal professionals and the public.

Effective Aug. 1, 2016, the B.C. government is reinstating hearing fees for civil cases before the B.C. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court Civil Rules have been amended to provide justices of the Supreme Court with the discretion to exempt parties from paying the fees, if the fees would cause an undue hardship.

The Government of Canada recognizes the importance of support services for victims of crime in helping to ensure that the justice system is fair, efficient and accessible to all Canadians.

Developing a trauma-informed justice system response to victims and witnesses of violent crime is one step closer to reality thanks to the support of the federal Department of Justice.

Health Minister Terry Lake and Attorney General Suzanne Anton released the following statement on medical assistance in dying: