Dec 6, 2023 – Lift me up?

Smart Justice Network: Dec 6, 2023 - Lift me up?   MOMS of Ottawa resist CSC latest Public Relations campaign - The Mothers Offering Mutual Support (MOMS) have taken exception to the Corrections Canada campaign for a rosier image and penned … [Read more...]

Dec 5, 2023 – Christmas behind bars…

Dec 5, 2023 – Christmas behind bars…   Criminal Library (UofT) “December's monthly highlight, Christmas Behind Bars, showcases issues from our penal press collection to explore the experience of the holidays while incarcerated. On display … [Read more...]

Nov 2, 2023 – Prevention and Protection…

Nov 2, 2023 – Prevention and Protection…   Toronto Star – Editorial Board (October 31, 2023) Let’s start addressing the root cause of intimate partner violence - Two recent investigations into horrific accounts of intimate partner … [Read more...]

Oct 16, 2023 – “And humanity’s heart breaks…”

Oct 16, 2023 – “And humanity’s heart breaks…”   Alex Neve, Canadian Human Rights Lawyer and activist, on the Mid-East War: “It is about humanity.” I am not Palestinian, nor Jewish. I have no family in Israel or Gaza, though I have many … [Read more...]

Sept 22, 2023 – A cautionary tale…

Sept 22, 2023 – A cautionary tale…   The Conversation (Queen’s) – Corinne L. Mason and Leah Hamilton How the ‘parental rights’ movement gave rise to the 1 Million March 4 Children The authors Mason and Hamilton trace the Parental … [Read more...]

Justice denied…

Jan 23, 2023 National Post – Christopher Nardi Judge awards inmate nearly $200K for abuses and unlawful time in solitary confinement - Nothing in Ryan Richards’ character merited the treatment he received while imprisoned at three different … [Read more...]

Charities flinch…

Dec 16, 2022 Globe and Mail – Robert Fife and Stephen Chase RCMP probes elaborate scam targeting Canada’s largest Muslim organization There has always been an uneasy distance between charities and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRS) but this latest … [Read more...]

New wine…

July 11, 2022 The Conversation (Queen’s) - Chief Mi’sel Joe, Dorothy Vaandering, Rosemary Ricciardelli,  Sulaimon Giwa, Sylvia Moore Two-eared listening is essential for understanding restorative justice in Canada This is a timely reminder of the … [Read more...]

Basic income…

Nov. 9, 2021  UBI Works – Former Governor of the Bank of Canada on Guaranteed Basic Income: Stephen Poloz calls the CERB “an amazing feat” and views the CERB method as one that would save all the inefficiencies of the present system of having to … [Read more...]

People like me don’t belong…

June 16, 2021 National Newswatch - Joan Bryden, Canadian Press Canada excoriated as racist failure during farewell speeches by departing MPs Those departing public office and the House of Commons have a rare opportunity to speak perhaps without as … [Read more...]