June 27, 2016 Ottawa Citizen – Vito Pillieci Federal government prepares biggest refresh of its web offerings ever In the web of federal government services there are about 1500 sites that interact with the public about government policies and … [Read more...]
Web refresh…
June 27, 2016 By Michael Maher
Filed Under: News Tagged With: assisted dying, C-14, cyber violence, disabilities, gender violence, government web, mental health, prison reform, private prisons, RJ, vets
Who owns testimony?
June 20, 2016 By Michael Maher
June 19, 2016 Toronto Star – Alex Boutilier Ottawa seeks top court ruling on residential school records Who owns the testimony of those victims of the Indigenous residential schools? The question is important for the decision of what … [Read more...]
Filed Under: News Tagged With: assisted dying, C-14, families, fund raising, GAI, marijuana, residential schools
Senate muscle…
June 16, 2016 By Michael Maher
June 16, 2016 CBC News – John Paul Tasker Physician-assisted dying bill passes Senate 64-12, sent back to House - Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould has already thrown cold water on a major amendment The vote in the Senate was 64-12 with one … [Read more...]
Gun laws, LGBTQ…
June 15, 2016 By Michael Maher
June 15, 2016 iPolitics – Elizabeth Thompson Orlando shooting renews calls for Canadian gun control - Mulcair calls on Liberals to fulfill campaign promise to repeal Bill 42 The Conservative Bill-42 allows restricted and prohibited weapons to … [Read more...]
Filed Under: News Tagged With: arms exporting, assisted dying, C-14, guns, Indigenous, LGBTQ, mental health, private prisons
Policy movement…
June 12, 2016 By Michael Maher
June 12, 2016 National Newswatch – Don Lenihan Policymaking as a movement: Is the public service ready for Trudeau? Lenihan recalls the discovery of how the various silos of government were linked when the digital revolution offered the … [Read more...]
Filed Under: News Tagged With: C-14, C-51, Indigenous, jail birth, NCR, OPP, police shooting, policy, RCMP, senate, SIU, stingray, women
Housing first…
June 6, 2016 By Michael Maher
June 6, 2016 Saskatchewan Star Phoenix – Jason Warick Romanow to lead charge on eradicating homelessness Roy Romanow, former Premier of Saskatchewan, and now senior policy fellow at the University of Saskatchewan, has accepted to be co-chair of … [Read more...]
Filed Under: News Tagged With: assisted dying, C-14, constitution, homelessness, Police Services Act, policing, SCC, solitary, Trinity Western
C-14 in convention…
May 27, 2016 By Michael Maher
May 27, 2016 National Newswatch – Joan Bryden, Canadian Press Emergency resolution at Grit convention urges amendments to assisted dying bill An attempt to introduce an emergency resolution calling for amendments to the C-14 Bill on Assisted … [Read more...]
Filed Under: News Tagged With: assisted dying, C-14, climate, Indigenous, living wage, mandatory minimums, marijuana, pot shops
New pot wars…
May 21, 2016 By Michael Maher
May 21, 2016 Toronto Star – Betsy Powell Toronto pot outlets ordered to shutter in 3 days - The city continues to serve pot shop landlords with a three day deadline to shutter their premises Canada’s justice minister has promised the … [Read more...]
Filed Under: News Tagged With: assisted dying, C-14, consular services, harassment, income inequality, Indigenous, marijuana, policing, RCMP
Breathalyzer…
May 5, 2016 By Michael Maher
May 5, 2016 Ottawa Citizen – Editorial (May 3, 2016) Brampton drinking and driving ruling may have wide implications A Brampton, Ontario, judge has ruled that the breathalyzers, which measure blood alcohol levels and are used by police forces … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: assisted dying, C-14, death penalty, drunk driving, justice reform, poverty, solitary, welfare, youth
Policy making…
April 27, 2016 By Michael Maher
April 27, 2016 Policy Options – Susan Delacourt How policy is being made under the new Liberal government Delacourt’s analysis looks at first impressions when the new Liberal government was in place and the evolution of a new and more … [Read more...]
Filed Under: News Tagged With: assisted dying, C-14, human rights, Indigensous youth, MOMS, policy making