Electoral Mandate: Jason Kenney

News Conferences Dept: All sides began laying the groundwork for the major legal challenges ahead with critics condemning the measures as overreaching, costly, irresponsible and misdirected, while the government cited its strong electoral mandate to legislate the changes as it sees fit, according to The Star. Flanked by Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, police officers and crime victims advocates, Nicholson said in Brampton the Conservative government hopes to pass it within 100 sitting days of Parliament and oTTAWA The battle against the Conservative government s tough-on-crime agenda began with the tabling Tuesday of a massive anti-crime bill, but in reality will be fought out in Canadian courts in the years to come. Justice Minister Rob Nicholson bypassed the usual practice of unveiling legislation in the Commons, and unveiled the bill at one of a series of simultaneously orchestrated news conferences by cabinet ministers touting the tough-on-crime moves. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.