Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Colin Freeze, Lindsay Jones
Publication Date: April 18, 2024 - 20:39
Family of man who died after assault outside Halifax bar threatens lawsuit over law in limbo
April 18, 2024
The sister of a man who died after an altercation outside a Halifax bar more than two decades ago is threatening to sue the Nova Scotia government if it fails to bring into force a dormant law intended to regulate bouncers.Lawyers acting for Terri Giffin sent a legal warning letter to Attorney-General Brad Johns this week urging the provincial government to immediately bring into force the Security and Investigative Services Act. The statute, known as SISA, was passed by all three political parties as a response to the 1999 death of Stephen Giffin after an altercation with Halifax bar bouncers.
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