Nov. 30, 2017 Toronto Life - Raizel Robin The $1-Billion Hellhole Ever been to jail? This place is the last jail one would ever want to go, particularly if not convicted of anything except perhaps risk adverse remand. Robin is describing the … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2017
ICC…
November 29, 2017 by
Nov. 29, 2017 CBC News – Murray Brewster Former MP to ask International Criminal Court to investigate Canada's Afghan war conduct Former New Democrat MP Craig Scott is appealing in a 90 page brief to the International criminal court to investigate … [Read more...]
A Better Man…
November 26, 2017 by
Nov. 26, 2017 Ottawa Citizen – Megan Gillis After domestic violence, is A Better Man possible? Filmmaker returns to Ottawa to find out A 79 minute documentary called A Better Man was screened in Ottawa last week as part of the Restorative Justice … [Read more...]
Deportation failures…
November 21, 2017 by
Nov. 21, 2017 CBC News – Kathleen Harris 15,000 on Canada's deportation list, but some 'un-co-operative' countries won't take their citizens back - Canada Border Services Agency won't name countries, but says 'engagement strategies' are … [Read more...]
The Rainbow pot…
November 21, 2017 by
Nov. 19, 2017 CTV News – Don Martin Retired cops chasing pot of gold at the end of legalization rainbow The provinces are beginning to roll out their individual approach to the new marketplace created by the coming legalization of marijuana. … [Read more...]
MOMS know…
November 14, 2017 by
Nov 12, 2017 The Use of Ion Mobility Spectrometer by Corrections Canada Mothers Offering Mutual Support (MOMS) is a small Ottawa group – membership is about 60 - tackling the giant of the prison system. The Ion scanner is used by CSC to vet … [Read more...]
Reconciliation is harder…
November 9, 2017 by
Nov 9, 2017 Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives – Senator Murray Sinclair The truth is hard. Reconciliation is harder. The link is a 50 minute and powerful speech by Sinclair celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the CCPA BC office. The topic … [Read more...]
Indigenous Law…
November 7, 2017 by
Nov 7, 2017 Dalhousie University Schulich Law School (NS) – Janet Doucet New Aboriginal and Indigenous law course fosters ‘eye‑opening’ experiential learning In response to Article 28 of the Recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation … [Read more...]
US bail and remand…
November 7, 2017 by
Nov 2, 2017 (Ed Note: This past week the communiqué has experienced a hardware glitch that ultimately required an extensive amount of revision of the lists of recipients. We had a problem with some recipients getting more than one copy of the … [Read more...]