Edgar Schmidt: Laws And Regulations

The Department Of Justice Dept: Edgar Schmidt, a senior lawyer with the Department of Justice for more than a decade, believes the government is failing to apply the proper litmus test to laws and regulations before enacting them, according to The Star. It troubled me for a long time and I raised the issue internally and eventually decided it was something that didn t conform to law, Schmidt said and a federal lawyer is challenging his own department in court over internal policy that he says allows the government to cut corners, leaving open the possibility that legislation is enacted that infringes Canadians Charter rights. Without proper quality control, it s possible there are laws and regulations in place that infringe on citizen rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Bill of Rights, he says. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.