Appallingly clever…

Oct 24, 2017 iPolitics – Marty Patriquin The niqab law is appalling. It's also clever, amoral politics. Bill C-62 in Quebec denies public service on the basis of a covered face requesting the service.  It has given voice to repeated assertions of … [Read more...]

At risk…

June 29, 2016 Globe and Mail – Stephanie Levitz Refugee system reform at risk as asylum numbers keep climbing: report The Conservative government in 2013 brought changes to the way Canada received refugees and immigrants.  Certain steps of the … [Read more...]

Cyberwarriors…

June 23, 2016 CBC News - Murray Brewster Former CSIS head says Canada should have its own cyberwarriors - Documents show Forces are struggling to develop even a defensive cyber capability Richard Fadden, Canada’s former spy chief, says that Canada … [Read more...]

The middle ground…

    Oct. 1, 2015  National Newswatch – Don Lenihan Progressive leadership for the future  The notion of wedge politics or polarization and divisiveness as a political goal has been frequently raised during this federal election.  Lenihan, Dr. Don … [Read more...]

Looking good, doing poorly…

    Aug 21, 2015 Ottawa Citizen - Lisa Kerr and Anthony N. Doob How the Conservatives have changed crime policy The article by these two fine experts – Kerr a Queen’s law professor and Doob an Emeritus criminologist at U of T - on the … [Read more...]

Parole, as it should work…

    May 13, 2015 Canadian Press – Chris Purdy Full parole for man convicted in Mayerthorpe RCMP shooting deaths The practice of parole around certain cases always seems to generate heat but little understanding of the rationale and practice of the … [Read more...]

Politics of fear…

    Mar 10, 2015  Globe and Mail – Jane Taber Trudeau slams Tories for terror rhetoric Addressing a group of 500 McGill alumni in Toronto, Trudeau drew a comparison between the way Canada responded to the Jewish refuges of the 30’s and the … [Read more...]

Chaplaincy services…

   Jan 26, 2015  Toronto Star – Ed Tubb Chaplains keep up work with parolees — even without a paycheque Harry Nigh is a Mennonite minister and a long-time advocate for people coming out of the prison system.  He is called on internationally for … [Read more...]

Solitary, still…

   Dec 7, 2014 Globe and Mail – Editorial (Dec. 6, 2014) Corrections Canada failed Edward Snowshoe, and it knows it  The editorial identifies solitary confinement for the problem it is: healthy people get sick in it, and sick people sicker.  … [Read more...]

Police checks…

   Dec 4, 2014  Toronto Star – Robert Cribb Province to legislate what police can disclose about innocent Ontarians  Long a sore point, the release of information about innocent individuals who have no convictions but are found for a variety of … [Read more...]