Feb 16, 2015 Star Phoenix (Regina) – Stephen Maher, Canada.com Former spy speaks out on anti-terror bill Francois Lavigne went from the FIU (Foreign Interference Unit) of the RCMP to CSIS when it was first formed in 1984 – he was hired, he … [Read more...]
Safe and Timely…
October 10, 2014 by
Oct 11, 2014 Office of the Correctional Investigator – 41st Report to Parliament - Howard Sapers Overcoming Barriers to Safe and Timely Reintegration Sapers paints a picture of the challenges around the release and reintegration of … [Read more...]
Transparency…
September 18, 2014 by
Sept. 18, 2014 Toronto Star – Alex Boutilier Ottawa admits to tracking hundreds of protests A request by Liberal MP Scott Brison to the Government Operations Center brought a revelation that the Conservative government has collected … [Read more...]
Reports, reports…
September 5, 2014 by
Sept 6, 2014 National Newswatch - Jennifer Ditchburn, Canadian Press Reports contradict PM’s view on aboriginal women victims There are some 40 reports already on the issue of murdered and missing Aboriginal women, all with recommendations … [Read more...]
C-36
July 16, 2014 by
July 16, 2014 Globe and Mail – Josh Wingrove Tories soften prostitution bill provision by expanding legal discussion areas The Globe and Mail is reporting that the federal government will change the key provision of the new prostitution bill … [Read more...]
Refugee health…
July 5, 2014 by
July 5, 2014 Canadian Press – Steve Rennie Refugee health-care cuts struck down A federal court judge has ruled that cuts to health care of refugee claimants are “cruel and unusual.” Justice Anne Mactavish said that the cuts put the health … [Read more...]
Simmering…
June 25, 2014 by
June 25, 2014 Globe and Mail – Eden Robinson How Gateway stokes a simmering fury among B.C. natives Here’s an explanation for the bitter resentment of BC Coastal Aboriginals around the Gateway pipeline. The author belongs to a small first … [Read more...]
600 plus
March 8, 2014 by
Mar 7, 2014 CBC News No call for national inquiry in MPs' report on aboriginal women The Parliamentary Special Committee on Violence against Aboriginal Women has not recommended an inquiry, disappointing many across the country. … [Read more...]