May 29, 2016 Toronto Star – Robert Benzie Kathleen Wynne offers indigenous people ‘a formal apology for the abuses of the past’ This morning Wynne delivered an apology to Indigenous people and offered a response from the government of Ontario to … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2016
Mistakes and consequences…
May 17, 2016 by
May 17, 2016 Toronto Star – Daniel Brown Inmate suffering during lockdowns being used as a bargaining chip -Persistent lockdowns create inhuman conditions and are mainly used as a bureaucratic solution to staff shortages Two inmates in … [Read more...]
Absurdly punitive…
May 16, 2016 by
May 16, 2016 Toronto Star – Editorial (May 13, 2016) Undo Harper’s punitive pardon policy As the Liberal government begins an assessment of the changes brought under the Conservative tough-on-crime laws, issues involved the practices around … [Read more...]
Beyond Grief…
May 14, 2016 by
May 13, 2016 Montreal Gazette / Ottawa Citizen – Christopher Curtis and Charlie Fidelman Beyond grief: A history of violence This article is Part two of a series that looks at events in two Indigenous communities near Sept Iles (QC) where five … [Read more...]
UN Guidelines for solitary…
May 11, 2016 by
May 11, 2016 Globe and Mail – Patrick White Ontario ombudsman calls for end to long-term solitary confinement in jails Ombudsman Paul Dubé wants Ontario to endorse the UN guidelines on solitary confinement or segregation in its 27 prisons. The … [Read more...]
First Nations in the mix…
May 10, 2016 by
May 10, 2016 Globe and Mail – Gloria Galloway First Nations leaders want to rethink residential schools agreement There have been so many gaps in the compensation of the victims of the Aboriginal residential schools that the whole agreement … [Read more...]