Feb.19, 2021 Government of Canada Bill C-22 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act C-22 is current in Frist Reading and is expected to make significant inroads into both criminal law and drug law practice. … [Read more...]
Say it ain’t so…
December 20, 2020 by
Dec 20, 2020 Toronto Star - Alyshah Hasham Legal groups say Ontario misled public with claim it reduced inmate population by 30 per cent early in pandemic There’s a lot, to rely on an old jail joke, depends on the way you tell the story. Two … [Read more...]
Policing
June 11, 2020 by
June 12, 2020 National Newswatch – Canadian Press Freeland says police must acknowledge racism, advocates call for action Is there or isn’t there? Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister thinks there is. But despite our history of colonialism, our MMIWG … [Read more...]
No illegal refugees…
April 9, 2018 by
April 9, 2018 Toronto Star - Jesse Beatson and Kylie Sier There’s nothing ‘illegal’ about asylum seekers - Amid a global refugee crisis, the misuse of the term ‘illegal’ carries a real cost. The editorial reminds us that asylum seekers are people … [Read more...]
Poor and racialized…
January 4, 2017 by
Jan 4, 2017 “May our lives be filled with more justice and less corrections.” (A New Year’s wish from one of our readers) Globe and Mail – Patrick White New senator Kim Pate gives a voice to women in Canada's prisons New senators give ‘maiden … [Read more...]
Neighbourhood court
April 20, 2013 by
April 20, 2013 Daily Democrat (Woodland, CA) Yolo County District Attorney hopes Neighborhood Court will reduce repeat offenses More common perhaps in the UK, this is the second example of neighbourhood courts in California to date. … [Read more...]