Aug 30, 2014 Globe and Mail – Sean Fine Conservatives' crime bill endangered by ‘administrative error’ Thanks to Ms Mary Campbell, retired Public Safety department’s director-general of the corrections and criminal justice directorate, an … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2014
No place at the table…
August 27, 2014 by
Aug 27, 2014 CBC News Analysis Peter MacKay's justice roundtables didn't set a place for sex workers The Justice Minister has been criss-crossing Canada to consult Canadians on justice issues. It appears that the agenda and the list of … [Read more...]
How many more…
August 25, 2014 by
Aug 25, 2014 Globe and Mail - Kathryn Blaze Carlson How many more women will it take, asks family of slain teen Tina Fontaine The story of yet another Aboriginal woman is traced out of a tragic personal history compounded by the senseless … [Read more...]
The politics of pot…
August 23, 2014 by
Aug 23, 2014 National Newswatch – Jim Bronskill, Canadian Press Up in smoke: millions spent destroying pot RCMP and Canada’s military have spent $11 million in the last 8 years on a seek-and-destroy mission for marijuana fields. Liberal … [Read more...]
Budget cuts, again…
August 22, 2014 by
Aug. 22, 2014 Kelowna Now - Anita Sthankiya Millions in Budget Cuts to BC's Anti-Gang Units BC has had a very serious gang problem with violence spilling into the streets. The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit’s (CFSEU) was formed to … [Read more...]
Cost of justice…
August 20, 2014 by
Aug 20, 2014 Toronto Star - Richard J. Brennan Cost of fire, police unsustainable, AMO president says Russ Powers is the president of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. The Ontario government and the Ontario Provincial Police jus … [Read more...]
Public policy failure…
August 18, 2014 by
Aug. 18, 2014 Globe and Mail - David Gratzer Mental illness: A depressing failure of public policy Toronto Psychiatrist David Gratzer has some good news around mental health. First, many types of illness are treatable and successfully at … [Read more...]
No where to go…
August 17, 2014 by
Aug 17, 2014 Ottawa Citizen – Emma Loop Severely mentally ill offender almost dumped at emergency as her sentence ended A woman inmate released from prison was brought to an emergency room of the hospital where corrections officers had to … [Read more...]
More diplomacy…
August 15, 2014 by
Aug. 15, 2014 CBC News Retiring Lt.-Gen. Stuart Beare says the world needs more diplomacy Canada’s top military operations general retires with unusual military advice for the rest of Canada and the world: Practice more diplomacy. Beare … [Read more...]
1 in 6
August 14, 2014 by
Aug. 14, 2014 CBC News 1 in 6 soldiers affected by alcohol-related or mental health issues Stats Can has just released a study of some 6700 full time soldiers and has concluded that one in six needs mental health attention. Conducted from … [Read more...]