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. Virani, who came to Canada as a refugee from Uganda in 1972, said high-profile attacks on public transit in Toronto and elsewhere have contributed to a perceived lack of security.