Victims bill of rights would compel spouses to testify
Crime victims would have more say as their cases wind their way through the justice system under a newly proposed victims bill of rights.
The long-awaited legislation, part of the government's law-and-order agenda, aims to fix what Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday was a broken part of the justice system.
"The rights of criminals have received far more attention than the rights of their victims," Harper said at a seniors' centre in Mississauga, Ont., adding that 'justice is not only for the accused; it is also for the victims."
"Our government believes that victims of crime deserve and should have a right to information, a right to protection, a right to participation, and where possible a right to restitution," said Harper.
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Apr 03, 2014 9:28 AM ET| Last Updated: Apr 03, 2014 7:02 PM ET
The Government should pay to make things OK. Then they should collect from the guility. One limit should be that one may not collect more than three times from the government.