March 21, 2023 – Time less… Toronto Star – Kate Allen The UN just released a landmark climate-change report. Here’s the grim timeline it gives us - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres: “Our world needs climate … [Read more...]
Guns…
February 18, 2021 by
Feb. 18, 2021 Here are a number of items on the current controversies around banning / buying back military assault rifles and handguns. Twitter from Justine Trudeau on … [Read more...]
A better way…
February 5, 2021 by
Feb 5, 2021 Mountain West News Bureau (US) - Nate Hegyi and Jordan Wirfs-Brock 'Talking People into Handcuffs': One Western Town Offers Lessons in Good Policing Moses Lake is a town of 20,000 in eastern Washington state where the local industry is … [Read more...]
New Crime rates…
July 24, 2019 by
July 25, 2019 National Newswatch – Christian Paas-Lang, The Canadian Press Crime rate rose in 2018 but country still safer than a decade ago, StatCan says Stats Canada says the crime rate rose slightly in 2018 – up 2%, as did the severity of crime … [Read more...]
Wake-up, step up…
March 26, 2019 by
March 25, 2019 CBC News - 'Wake up, step up': Protesters outside Hamilton prison demand change This is an entirely sensible question: If Canada does not have the death penalty, why does our jail system? The question was part of pointed protest … [Read more...]