Federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson: Canadian Solution

Criminal Law Dept: Nicholson said the law, which includes mandatory minimum sentences for drug offences, is "very targeted.", according to CBC. "But again, ours is a Canadian solution to Canadian issues and we make no apology for that." Federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson is standing by mandatory minimum sentencing legislation, despite a new warning that such laws don't work. "We develop our criminal law legislation looking at the experiences from around the world, from Britain and other countries," Nicholson said at a news conference Wednesday in Regina. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.