Dec 16, 2023 – Carding…

Smart Justice Network: Dec. 16, 2023 – Carding…   Toronto Star – Jim Rankin and Wendy Gillis Toronto police used ‘carding’ far more than other forces, stopping Black people three times as often as white residents: Human Rights report - … [Read more...]

Welfare in Canada (2019) Report

Nov 20, 2020  Maytree Foundation – Welfare in Canada (2019) This annual report may prove helpful as Canada discusses how to remedy the loss of income and worsening threats of increasing poverty from covid.  There is both a province by province … [Read more...]

Facial recognition…

July 9, 2020 Toronto Star – Alex Boutilier, Wendy Gillis and Kate Allen Clearview AI to pull out of Canada and stop working with RCMP amid privacy investigation Clearview is the US Company selling the access and use of their facial recognition … [Read more...]

Prison deaths…

June 6, 2018  CBC News - Hala Ghonaim Families of inmates who died at London, Ont. jail say 'enough is enough' - Thirteen inmates at the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre have died in the last decade Families and lawyers in London are upset with … [Read more...]

End carding…

April 18, 2017 Toronto Star – Peter Rosenthal Compelling report must end harmful carding practice by police Two of Canada’s premier criminologists, from U of T, Rosemary Gartner and Anthony Doob, have issued a report on the practice of carding, or … [Read more...]

RJ is smarter…

Nov 24, 2016 Toronto Star – Editorial (Nov. 23, 2016) Smarter approach to justice could help with crisis of court delays In Nova Scotia now both adults and minors can pursue a restorative justice approach to resolving conflicts with the law or … [Read more...]

Justice at issue…

     Oct 29, 2015 CBC News – Kathleen Harris Liberal justice: experts expect less punitive, more principled approach to crime - Legalizing pot, repealing parts of anti-terror law and reviewing sentencing regime on agenda  Justice issues were few … [Read more...]

Repairing human rights…

    Oct. 23, 2015  Canadian Human Rights Commission (Government of Canada) Repair the erosion of human rights in Canada: CHRC The Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC), Marie-Claude Landry, is calling for an immediate … [Read more...]

HR and compassion…

  Sept 6, 2015  Huffington Post / Human Rights Watch - Kenneth Roth The Refugee Crisis That Isn’t  The current furor around the refugee crisis in Europe is misplaced says Human Rights Watch.  In fact, there is a political crisis around refugee … [Read more...]

Life’s ploy…

     Aug 28, 2015  Hill Times-on-line – Tim Naumetz Canadians believe 'Life Means Life' Act an election ploy: poll  More than half those polled say that Harper’s ‘life-means-life’ announcement last week is an election ploy based on fear.  34% … [Read more...]