Clean environment a human right…

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...]

Well-being…

July 19, 2021 Public Policy Magazine (Max Bell Institute – Canada)   Amr Soliman Budgeting for well-being This is a critique first published on June 21, 2021 in response to the April federal budget.  But is raises a point that begs an answer … [Read more...]

Women in solitary…

Nov 9, 2020 Refinery29.com - Sabrina Maddeaux The Ugly Truth about Solitary Confinement in Canada’s Women’s Prisons Maddeaux starts with Ashley Smith and her crime of throwing apples at the postman for which she got 14 days that turned into … [Read more...]

RJ Practitioners…

 Feb 4, 2020   National Employment Position for Senior RJ Practitioners: National Defence is looking for Senior Restorative Practitioners across Canada to be part of the Sexual Misconduct Response Centre’s Restorative Engagement … [Read more...]

Social media corruption begun…

July 14, 2019 CBC News - Emily Haws Ministers, MPs targeted by Facebook Messenger impersonation scam The dreaded social media deceptions have begun.  “With only a few months to go until the federal election, at least three federal cabinet … [Read more...]

Voter Vision…

July 9, 2019 Canada’s National Observer - Fatima Syed EXCLUSIVE: Doug Ford didn’t tell you Ontario cancelled 227 clean energy projects This article is the first of series intended to expose cutbacks to environmental projects already underway … [Read more...]

MOMS know…

Nov 12, 2017  The Use of Ion Mobility Spectrometer by Corrections Canada Mothers Offering Mutual Support (MOMS) is a small Ottawa group – membership is about 60 - tackling the giant of the prison system.  The Ion scanner is used by CSC to vet … [Read more...]

One in five…

    April 13, 2015  Globe and Mail – Patrick White One in five federal inmates spent time in solitary confinement last year Liberal MP Irwin Cotler and once Minister of Justice in Canada wanted to know the rate for the use of solitary … [Read more...]

God bless us, one and all…

    Dec 24, 2014 (Ed note:  We are approaching a time when most media is summarizing the news events rather than delivering new.  Time for holidays, back in the New Year … One correction: A recent item identified Retired Judge Marion Lane as … [Read more...]

Reserve life…

 July 24, 2013  Toronto Star ‘Ordinary Canadians’ get a taste of life on a northern Ontario reserve   A second year law student at Osgood Law School and a grandmother was one of 43 people who dared to accept an invitation to spend a week … [Read more...]