The evaluation of safe custody of ‘insane persons’ and Warrants of the Lieutenant Governor are reviewed, including the present law in the Criminal Code.
Highlights of the draft legislation presented by Mr. Crosbie, former Minister of Justice, June 25, 1986 are presented.
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