Policing…

Mar 28, 2022  Faculty of Arts - University of Regina Online March 31 as law professor Jennifer Llewellyn (Dalhousie University) delivers the 2022 Dr. Gordon Wicijowski Law Foundation of Saskatchewan lecture.  Re-imagining Public Safety:  … [Read more...]

Changes…

Mar 3, 2022 Sudbury Star – Harold Carmichael Violent criminal has history of brain injuries, Sudbury hearing told - Crown wants Jean-Claude Breton declared a dangerous offender The link offers a view of the process of declaring an offender “a … [Read more...]

Wilson-Reybould quits cabinet…

Feb 14, 2019   Jody Wilson-Raybould “With a heavy heart I have submitted my letter of resignation to the Prime Minister as a member of Cabinet. Please read my full letter:”  jwilson-raybould.liberal.ca/…/statement-from-the-honourabl…/   Perhaps … [Read more...]

Mental health now…

July 20, 2014  CBC News – Maureen Brosnahan Federal plan to help mentally ill female inmates on hold  In May past, Minister of Public Safety Steven Blaney announced, that as a start, two beds at the Brockville Mental Health Center were to be … [Read more...]

Khadr – no legal basis…

July 3, 2014  Canadian Press – Colin Perkel Secret U.S. memo suggests no legal basis to charge Omar Khadr with war crimes  A memo by the US Department of Justice has come to light in a case pursued by the N.Y. Times and the American Civil … [Read more...]

Victims rights still an issue…

   April 6, 2014  Globe and Mail – Sean Fine Victims rights bill doesn’t live up to its name, critics say   Critics say that the bill is bogus because it does not give victims the right to legally enforceable rights and remedies by court … [Read more...]

A fix now!

 Dec. 5, 2013  Ottawa Citizen - Editorial Fix the jail now   The editors take issue with accumulating reports of failure of the Ottawa-Carlton Detention Center to initiate its own corrective measure after repeated incidents of neglect and abuse … [Read more...]