By Aaron WudrickLike a character in a Greek tragedy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is suffering for perpetrating an anti-democratic abomination he once decried: an omnibus legislation. Before getting into the gritty details, let’s start with that pious promise about omnibus bills. Last year, the 556-page Budget Implementation Act included a change to the Criminal Code to allow for the possibility of remediation agreements instead of prosecutions for companies accused of corruption. “Because this is an omnibus bill, no experts have given evidence about the Criminal Code amendments,” wrote defence lawyer Michael Spratt. He is learning the hard way about the dangers of omnibus legislation — and he should now honour his own promise to put an end to this undemocratic practice.

Source: National Post February 12, 2019 20:26 UTC