Mar 5, 2021 The Guardian (Manchester, UK) – Kate Allen The government is hell-bent on diluting the Human Rights Act. We must protect it Allen, the director of Amnesty International (UK) is of the opinion that human rights stand between … [Read more...]
White Privilege…
July 6, 2020 By
July 6, 2010 Go to: https://twitter.com/WordsOnIce/status/1279512867713306624/photo/1 Toronto Star – Douglas Kwan He was fatally injured in police custody. Can a watchdog get ‘justice’ for this family? Why some say Canada’s oversight … [Read more...]
Broken promise…
July 5, 2019 By
July 6, 2019 CBC News - Paola Loriggio Quebec man's broken promise to wear a condom was sexual assault, justice rules Superior Court Justice Nathalie Champagne has ruled that a man who promised to wear a condom for sex but did not and … [Read more...]
Military & Juries…
October 1, 2018 By
Oct 1, 2018 CBC News – Lee Berthiaume Court drops bomb by ruling against constitutionality of military justice system The Canadian Military Appeals Court has dropped a legal bomb silently and without warning. The process used for trying … [Read more...]
School and RJ…
September 6, 2016 By
Sept 6, 2016 Vancouver Sun – Tracy Sherlock B.C. educators look to bring restorative justice to the classroom The article offers some insight into the potential of an RJ approach to set lacking connections that result in mis-behaviour in … [Read more...]
Stiglitz on TPP…
April 3, 2016 By
April 3, 2016 CBC News TPP 'worst trade deal ever,' says Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz - Trans-Pacific Partnership should be revised to advance interests of citizens, not corporations, he says Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph … [Read more...]
Global mobility…
May 17, 2015 By
May 17, 2015 Globe and Mail - François Crépeau and Idil Atak Mobility will stop the migrant tragedies, not the military The authors are experts in questions around international migration, both professors at McGill and working with the … [Read more...]
AIDS and C-36…
July 23, 2014 By
July 22, 2014 Toronto Star – Tonda MacCharles Conservative prostitution bill will keep HIV rates high An associate professor in medicine at University of British Columbia and the lead Canadian author of a study presented at the … [Read more...]
Appalling…
April 3, 2014 By
Apr 3, 2014 CBC News Baffin Correctional Centre 'appalling' and should be closed, report says The Office of the Correctional Investigator has termed conditions in the Nunavut centre “appalling” and calls for closure of the … [Read more...]
Old neighbourhood cops
October 15, 2013 By
Oct. 15, 2013 Toronto Star – Jennifer Pagliaro Police unit takes on community work in Somali neighbourhoods to build trust, make peace Toronto police have dedicated six officers to an effort to establish trust with Toronto’s Somali … [Read more...]