Public Safety Minister Vic Toews responds to a question during a news conference in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill Wednesday May 8, 2013 in Ottawa. A tweet from the Law Society of Manitoba says Toews has been named to the province's Court of Queen's Bench. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
March 07, 2014 - 9:53 AM
OTTAWA - A tweet from the Law Society of Manitoba says former Tory cabinet minister Vic Toews has been named to the province's Court of Queen's Bench.
Toews has long been touted for a judicial appointment.
He was an MP from 2000 until his resignation last summer.
Toews was appointed justice minister in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's first cabinet in 2007, became president of the Treasury Board in 2007 and was named minister of public safety in 2010.
He is also a former Manitoba cabinet minister.
During his time in the federal cabinet he earned a reputation as tough on law-and-order issues for championing Conservative justice causes like mandatory minimum sentences.
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