Archives for November 2014

Wrongful convictions…

   Nov. 8, 2014  Globe and Mail – Gary Mason The wrongfully convicted are never truly set free  Ivan Henry spent 27 years in prison for crimes he did not commit and the case according to critics was not only thin but corrupt.  Henry is now in BC … [Read more...]

I don’t believe you…

   Nov. 6, 2014  Globe and Mail – Denise Balkissoon Sorry, we haven’t reached a ‘watershed’ on violence against women  The media is full of reports striving to know who did what to whom around sexual assault – whether the case at hand involves … [Read more...]

Refugee health…

  Nov 5, 2014  Toronto Star Editorial: Harper government should end its attack on refugees’ health  Government is facing today a court ordered restoration of health care for failed refugees and immigrant applicants.  The refusal to offer medical … [Read more...]

Gaping chasm…

Nov 4, 2014  Ricochet - Clay Nikiforuk Zehaf-Bibeau didn’t fall through the cracks, he fell through a gaping chasm - There is hope for mental illness in Canada, but the system is broken  We have had instant labelling of Michel Zehaf-Bibeau as … [Read more...]

Power…

Nov. 3, 2014  Canada.com – Jordan Press, Ottawa Citizen The power to fight terrorism: What's already on the books?  The article offers an overview of laws already on the books but rarely used as a means of fighting terrorism.  Press includes a … [Read more...]

Hope in justice…

   Nov. 2, 2014  Cape Breton Post - Staff Cape Breton lawyers express caution about effect of consecutive sentences  Allan Nicholson, of Nova Scotia Legal Aid, and private practice lawyer Tony Mozvik both expected the 75 year sentence for Justin … [Read more...]

Elephants and incomes…

   Nov. 1, 2014  Caledon Institute of Social Policy -  Ken Battle and Sherri Torjman The Elephant not in the Room   The federal government’s decision to do a revised version of income splitting for tax purposes needs to be viewed with changes in … [Read more...]