Nov 2, 2023 – Prevention and Protection…

Nov 2, 2023 – Prevention and Protection…   Toronto Star – Editorial Board (October 31, 2023) Let’s start addressing the root cause of intimate partner violence - Two recent investigations into horrific accounts of intimate partner … [Read more...]

Oct 30, 2023 – Phones, Mould, rats and staff shortages…

Oct 30, 2023 – Phones, Mould, rats and staff shortages…   CBC News (NF) - Phone changes at HMP cutting off prisoners from outside world, inmate's mother says -Calls cost money, require credit cards set up by someone outside jail Her … [Read more...]

Oct 27, 2023 – The roots of violence…

Oct 27, 2023 – The roots of violence…   Toronto Star – Emily Fagan ‘Genuinely unsafe.’ 2SLGBTQ+ students speak out on how rising backlash is playing out in schools The story may have left the headlines and angry public confrontations … [Read more...]

Oct 25, 2023 – Prison families…

Oct 25, 2023 – Prison families…   Prison Journalism Project (US) - Christopher Monihan, Felicia Sullivan and Victoria Dean Q&A: 8 Incarcerated Parents on Caring for Kids From behind Bars - Raising a child in prison means little … [Read more...]

Oct 20, 2023 – Vos visages…

Oct 20, 2023 – Vos visages…   Centre des Services de Justice Réparatrice (QC) Je verrai toujours vos visages… This link involves a little known film connection between Quebec’s justice restaurative, or restorative justice. that was … [Read more...]

Oct 16, 2023 – “And humanity’s heart breaks…”

Oct 16, 2023 – “And humanity’s heart breaks…”   Alex Neve, Canadian Human Rights Lawyer and activist, on the Mid-East War: “It is about humanity.” I am not Palestinian, nor Jewish. I have no family in Israel or Gaza, though I have many … [Read more...]

Oct 12, 2023 _ Section 38…

Oct 12, 2023 _ Section 38…   The Conversation (Queen’s) – Jeffrey B. Meyers It’s time to banish the notwithstanding clause, the slow killer of Canada’s rule of law  Meyers is concerned at the increasing willingness of Canadian … [Read more...]

Oct 6, 2023 – The police and …

Oct 6, 2023 – The police and …   BC Tyee - Ted Rutland and Karl Beaulieu Why Pairing Police and Social Workers Makes Life Worse for Unhoused People - And what we should be doing instead. Since 2009, Montreal police have patrolled with … [Read more...]

Oct 2, 2023 – Progress…

Oct 2, 2023 – Progress…   CTV - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon on Canada's progress to reconciliation: Full interview | CTV's Question Period An almost 12 minute video in which Canada’s Governor General reflects on the progress of the resolution … [Read more...]

Oct 1, 2023 – Time to change…

Oct 1, 2023 – Time to change…   St. Leonard Society of Canada Webinar: Advocating for Least Restrictive Measures with Mary Campbell Smart Justice has often pursued Mary Campbell, a giant resource for corrections, for the benefit of her … [Read more...]