Liberals introduce bill to eliminate self-induced extreme intoxication as a legal defence
Justice Minister David Lametti has introduced legislation that would amend the Criminal Code to ensure that people who voluntarily become extremely intoxicated can be held legally responsible for their actions while in that state.
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Extreme intoxication bill was rushed to close legal gap and
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Liberals table bill responding to Supreme Court decision on
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Supreme Court rules extreme intoxication defence available for
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