Canada's new justice minister to tackle perceived lack of safety from crime


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  • Tuesday, 01 Aug 2023

FILE PHOTO: Arif Virani is sworn in as Canada’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sits, during a cabinet shuffle at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's new justice minister said on Monday that the government will act to address the heightened sense of insecurity felt by certain sections of the population, though "empirically" it is unlikely Canadians are less safe from crime, he said.

Arif Virani, a Toronto member of parliament, was appointed justice minister in a broad cabinet shuffle by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week.

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