Jan 26, 2018 Edmonton Journal – Emma Graney Accuser hopes Kent Hehr's resignation triggers broader talk about harassment in politics The consequences of charges of sexual harassment or assault seem to move at some considerable speed. Within 24 … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2018
Gender at Davos…
January 26, 2018 by
Jan 25, 2018 Davos Newsletter 7 things that happened on the first day of Davos 2018 Many anti-poverty advocates are encouraged that Davos – The World Economic Forum - is focusing again on inequities, both economic and gender. Our Trudeau spoke … [Read more...]
Charities and human rights…
January 19, 2018 by
Jan 17, 2018 Policy Options – Brian Bird With the change to Canada Summer Jobs, Trudeau is weaponizing the Charter, forgetting that it is meant to be a shield against the abuse of state power. The Trudeau government in December announced the … [Read more...]
Military justice slow and costly…
January 11, 2018 by
Jan 11, 2018 CTV News Report obtained by CTV News shows lack of confidence in military justice system An as yet unpublished but interim study of the Canadian military justice system insists that there is widespread lack of confidence in the … [Read more...]
Travesty…
January 8, 2018 by
Jan 8, 2018 Toronto Star – Vicky Mochama Treatment of women in Canadian prisons a human rights travesty The number of women incarcerated is growing at alarming rates, especially Indigenous women (37% over the last ten years without crime rate … [Read more...]
Big data, big brother…
January 3, 2018 by
Jan 3, 2018 CBC News – Brett Ruskin Canadian government to search social media using artificial intelligence to predict suicides - Feds to hire company with patented method to identify online trends and predict real-life events This latest … [Read more...]