Jan 11, 2023 Toronto Star – Jeffrey Bradley and Irwin Waller Public safety comes from curbing violence, not just reacting to it - Smart investment in tackling the root causes of violence reduces the need for police responses after the fact. We … [Read more...]
Clean environment a human right…
September 2, 2022 By
Sept 2, 2022 United Nations Declaration: Climate and Environment UN General Assembly declares access to clean and healthy environment a universal human right “The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, welcomed the 'historic' decision and … [Read more...]
Polarization…
March 24, 2022 By
Mar 24, 2022 Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) - 50th anniversary Democracy under threat? Polarization and public policy in Canada - IRPP 50th Anniversary event series: What should be on Canada’s policy radar? IRPP is inviting … [Read more...]
Hate crimes…
March 21, 2022 By
Mar 21, 2022 CBC News – Canadian Press Number of reported hate crimes set new record in 2020 as other crimes decreased: Statistics Canada - The overall rate of police-reported crime dropped by 10 per cent compared to 2019 The report suggests … [Read more...]
Mandatory minimums…
May 8, 2017 By
May 8, 2017 National Newswatch – Joanna Smith, Canadian Press Mandatory minimum changes one part of planned overhaul of justice system Critics have been wondering about the delays involved in setting aside the mandatory minimum sentences held … [Read more...]
Parting shots…
June 22, 2015 By
June 22, 2015 Globe and Mail – Marcus Gee With a stirring show of unity and faith, Charleston leaves the world in awe What response to the 21 year old Dylan Roof who shot six women and three men at a prayer service in Charleston, … [Read more...]
Right and wrong…
April 22, 2015 By
April 22, 2015 National Post – Peter MacKay Peter MacKay: What the Court got right — and wrong — on mandatory sentences for gun crimes Minister of Justice Peter MacKay writes a guest column for the National Post to remind us that … [Read more...]
Disconnected…
March 31, 2015 By
Mar 31, 2015 CBC News – Kady O’Malley Bill C-51 amendments seem unconnected to committee process - Not one Conservative MP publicly voiced concerns during last week's marathon hearings The changes to C-51 from the clause-by-clause … [Read more...]
Niqab and hijab…
March 11, 2015 By
Mar 11, 2015 National Newswatch: Joan Bryden Harper calls Muslim face-covering veil ‘anti-women,’ unacceptable The rhetoric around the niqab and the hijab has been notched a little higher with an exchange between Stephen Harper and … [Read more...]
Costly, cynical, and likely unconstitutional…
March 6, 2015 By
Mar 6, 2015 Globe and Mail – Debra Parkes and Isabel Grant A life sentence without parole will not make Canadians safer Parkes is a professor of law at Allard (UBC) and Grant at the University of Manitoba. Both are of the opinion that … [Read more...]