Feb 28, 2023 – Milgaard’s Law… National Newswatch - The Canadian Press Liberals introduce ‘Milgaard’s Law’ to create review process for wrongful convictions The struggle to overturn wrongful convictions in Canada has been slow in … [Read more...]
Rights violated…
December 15, 2019 by
Dec 16, 20119 CBC News Quebec's top court won't suspend province's religious symbols ban, but judges say rights being violated How does a court agree that rights are violated without proscribing a remedy? The top Quebec court decision came in a … [Read more...]
Grim picture…
December 12, 2019 by
Dec 12, 2019 CBC News - Sofia Rodriguez Auditor General paints grim picture of Ontario's jails Ontario's Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk is painting a picture of the Ontario jails that sums up critics’ concerns for some time now: Over-crowding, … [Read more...]
Perverse justice…
September 17, 2019 by
Sept. 17, 2019 Toronto Star - Richard D. Schneider (Excerpted from The Death of A Butterfly) I’m a judge in mental health court. It’s perverse that criminal courts are the main providers of mental health care Who better – other than professional … [Read more...]
Patient, present and unconditional…
July 22, 2019 by
July 22, 2019 National Newswatch – Amy Smart, Canadian Press Canadians need to be patient, present, unconditional with reconciliation: Trudeau While the immediate prompt for this advice is the reconciliation among Indigenous people, the rancor … [Read more...]