Jan 30, 2023 National Newswatch – The Canadian Press Mandatory minimum penalty for firing gun at house unconstitutional: Supreme Court The Supreme Court has just ruled one mandatory sentence unconstitutional while supporting two others, all … [Read more...]
Life, death and rights…
August 11, 2021 By
Aug 11, 2021 Toronto Star – Alyshah Hasham Soleiman Faqiri’s death caused by correctional guards in Lindsay jail, coroner’s report confirms This report may suggest that five years in the determination of the cause of death of someone in … [Read more...]
Court show…
May 27, 2021 By
May 27, 2021 In Canada Courts? Live Video coverage now available! Deepan Budlakoti is going to court, and so can you! The issues here are the conditions and treatment inside the Ottawa Carleton Detention Centre, reputed to be awful for some … [Read more...]
New patriotism…
May 25, 2021 By
May 25, 2021 National Newswatch – Glen Pearson Our Sense of Patriotism Has Changed Here is a poignant but forceful analysis of how we Canadians have changed over the year of confinement. It is fortuitous that the article is coming with the May … [Read more...]
Death in custody…
December 16, 2020 By
Dec 16, 2020 CBC News – Shanifar Nasser Jail guards violated use-of-force policies in fatal restraint of Soleiman Faqiri, court documents suggest - Fired sergeant acknowledges combination of tactics posed ‘triple threat’ in cutting off air … [Read more...]
A Mother’s cry…
August 11, 2020 By
Aug. 11, 2020 (Ed Note: The speech below was by Farhat Rehman, a representative of Mothers Offering Mutual Support (MOMS) in Ottawa. Farhat’s son is incarcerated and for almost two decades she and the mothers of other incarcerated children have … [Read more...]
White Privilege…
July 6, 2020 By
July 6, 2010 Go to: https://twitter.com/WordsOnIce/status/1279512867713306624/photo/1 Toronto Star – Douglas Kwan He was fatally injured in police custody. Can a watchdog get ‘justice’ for this family? Why some say Canada’s oversight … [Read more...]
Cures…
June 19, 2020 By
June 19, 2020 Canadian Lawyer - Bernise Carolino Dalhousie law school houses the first international restorative justice lab - Lab aims to transform the justice system, safeguarding the health, safety and well-being of Canadians Dalhousie … [Read more...]