May 3, 2017 Huffington Post (Canada) Blogger Dyanoosh Youssefi Canada Doesn't Need To Fix Its Justice System. It Needs a New One Lawyer and professor Youssefi comments in the context of both provincial and federal government justice officials … [Read more...]
A Gift Exchanged…
April 13, 2017 By
April 13, 2017 CBC News – The Canadian Press Malala Yousafzai's full speech to Parliament - 'Education for girls can transform communities, countries and our world,' Nobel laureate says in address Canada’s sixth and youngest ever Honorary … [Read more...]
A fee re-think…
February 14, 2017 By
Feb 14, 2017 CBC News – Kathleen Harris Canadian citizenship applications decline after processing fees triple - Experts say prohibitive cost is causing some immigrants to delay becoming new Canadians The senate has begun hearings on amending … [Read more...]
Trial trauma…
November 8, 2016 By
Nov 8, 2016 Toronto Star – Diana Mehta, Canadian Press Case of juror in Tori Stafford murder trial seeking compensation goes to Appeal Court A 57 year old woman juror in the Tori Stafford case says that as a result of her participation in the … [Read more...]
An end to homelessness…
October 21, 2016 By
Oct 20, 2016 Canadian Observatory on Homelessness and the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness - Stephen Gaetz, Erin Dej, Tim Richter, Melanie Redman The State of Homelessness in Canada 2016: "Can we prevent and end homelessness in … [Read more...]
Sanctioned discrimination…
October 9, 2016 By
Oct 10, 2016 Policy Option – Cindy Blackstock The long history of discrimination against First Nations children The Canadian Human Rights Commission has now twice ordered the federal government to correct the discriminatory practices against … [Read more...]
Mandatory minimums targeted…
September 29, 2015 By
Sept 28, 2015 Global TV News Justin Trudeau might repeal some mandatory minimums if elected Trudeau said Sunday in an interview with Tom Clarke that a Liberal government would tackle both the mandatory minimum and the provisions of C-24 … [Read more...]
Our common future…
September 27, 2015 By
Sept 27, 2015 DesmogCanada: Clearing the PR Pollution – David Suzuki It's Time to Talk About a New Vision for the Canadian Economy We argue, says Suzuki, about the economy all the time: jobs, surpluses or deficits, pipelines and so … [Read more...]
6,000 children…
May 30, 2015 By
May 30, 2015 CBC News – John Paul Tasker Residential schools findings point to 'cultural genocide,' commission chair says Justice Murray Sinclair says that after seven years of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings across … [Read more...]