Justice Minister Nicholson pushes crime bill he used to be against
By Harris MacLeod February 1, 2010
As a Mulroney backbencher, Rob Nicholson was against mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes.
Federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, who is pushing the government’s tough on crime agenda and plans to revive the bill on mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes in the next Parliamentary session, did not support the proposed law when he was a Mulroney backbencher.
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