January 15, 2020
The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety is pleased to announce the province’s newest appointments to the Queen’s Counsel by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. The honourary title of Queen’s Counsel recognizes senior lawyers for exceptional merit…
January 8, 2020
The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety, today announced that Christopher Pike has been appointed to the Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities (PUB). Mr. Pike has been appointed to fill a commissioner role left vacant by…
January 7, 2020
The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General, would like to acknowledge the outstanding work of the Support Enforcement Division of the Department of Justice and Public Safety. Statistics Canada reports that of the eight…
December 6, 2019
Legislation to support the recovery of health care costs suffered as a result of opioid-related wrongs has passed in the House of Assembly. The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General, announced in September that…
December 5, 2019
The following is being distributed at the request of the Human Rights Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador. During a ceremony today at Government House in St. John’s, the Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission presented the 2019 Human Rights Award…
December 5, 2019
The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General, will hold a media availability today (Thursday, December 5) to address an ongoing RNC investigation into the death of an inmate at Her Majesty’s Penitentiary on November…
December 4, 2019
The following is being distributed at the request of the Human Rights Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission will present the annual Human Rights Award at a ceremony tomorrow (Thursday, December 5). The event…
November 22, 2019
The following is being distributed at the request of the Human Rights Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador: Today, the Human Rights Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador announced the nominees for the 2019 Human Rights Awards. The annual award recognizes an…
November 6, 2019
The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General, introduced a Bill designed to further protect those at risk of intimate partner violence. The Bill entitled ‘An Act Respecting Disclosure of Information Under an Interpersonal Violence…
November 5, 2019
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety: Mr. Speaker, I am proud to stand today to recognize three outstanding members of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary….
