New Justice Minister Arrives Amid Bail Debate, Vows Fresh Look at Judicial Vacancies

New Justice Minister Arrives Amid Bail Debate, Vows Fresh Look at Judicial Vacancies
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani poses for a photo with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, July 26, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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Canada’s new justice minister says he plans to tell his staff and department to move “expeditiously” on addressing judicial vacancies, an issue that dogged his predecessors.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau picked Arif Virani to replace David Lametti when he unveiled his new cabinet this week, in a shuffle meant to renew the Liberal benches after nearly eight years in government.