Government promises

Make it a criminal offence to obstruct access to health services and to intimidate or threaten healthcare professionals or Canadians receiving health care.

Fully implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act and work with Indigenous Peoples to accelerate the co-development of an action plan to achieve the objectives of the Declaration.

Appoint a Special Interlocutor to support the development of a legal and regulatory framework to advance justice regarding unmarked graves and make recommendations related to federal laws, regulations, policies and practices surrounding unmarked and undocumented graves and burial sites at residential schools.

Building on the passage of C-4, ensure that Canadian justice policy protects the dignity and equality of LGBTQ2 Canadians.

Ensure the Bench is gender-balanced and reflective of Canada’s diversity.

Address systemic discrimination and the overrepresentation of Black and racialized Canadians and Indigenous Peoples in the criminal justice system by reducing reliance on mandatory minimum penalties and promote non-criminal approaches to drug possession.

Address systemic discrimination and the overrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples in the criminal justice system by developing an Indigenous Justice Strategy.

Address systemic discrimination and the overrepresentation of Black and racialized Canadians in the criminal justice system by developing a Black Canadians Justice Strategy.

Make drug treatment courts the default option for first-time non-violent offenders.

Help all Canadians have greater access to mental health courts.

Expand access to culturally appropriate, trauma-informed mental health services for Indigenous Peoples who access treatment through mental health courts.

Enhance access to justice by bringing Canada's court system into the 21st century, including by making better use of technology and virtual court services.

Advance the establishment of an independent Criminal Case Review Commission to improve access to justice for potentially wrongfully convicted people to have their applications reviewed.

Establish a National Support Fund for Survivors of Hate-Motived Crimes as part of a National Action Plan on Combatting Hate.

Advance the priorities of Indigenous communities to reclaim jurisdiction over the administration of justice, and support and fund the revitalization of Indigenous laws, legal systems and traditions.

Help end gun violence by introducing “Red flag” laws to allow the immediate removal of firearms, and increasing maximum firearms trafficking and smuggling penalties.

Revive the Law Commission of Canada so it can provide independent advice on law reform needed on the complex legal issues Canadians face.

Strengthen Canada's approach to elder abuse by finalizing the national definition of elder abuse, investing in better data collection and establishing new offences and penalties in the Criminal Code related to elder abuse.

Support the development of specialized sexual violence courts.

Reform the judicial conduct process via the Judges Act to ensure the process is fair, effective and efficient.

Continue the substantive review of the Privacy Act, including engagement with Indigenous partners.

Respond to the Supreme Court of Canada decision regarding physician-assisted death.

Review the government litigation strategy and end appeals or positions that are not consistent with our commitments, the Charter or our values.

Ensure that the appointment of Supreme Court Justices is transparent, inclusive and accountable to Canadians.

Toughen criminal laws in cases of domestic assault, with the goal of keeping survivors and children safe.

Add gender identity as a prohibited ground for discrimination under the *Canadian Human Rights Act* and add it to the list of characteristics of identifiable groups protected by the hate speech provisions of the *Criminal Code*.

Review the criminal justice system, including sentencing reforms, to ensure it keeps us safe and it is fair.

Undertake modernization efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the criminal justice system.