April 3, 2023 – The scope of RJ Toronto Star – Jacques Gallant Infantilized. Re-traumatized. Silenced: Why Ontario won’t give these sex assault survivors what they want - The province says sex assault cases are ineligible for restorative … [Read more...]
More of the same…
Oct 29, 2022 CBC News – Shanifar Nasser Family of Toronto man who fell to his death says police locked them in room, didn't let them speak to him - Toronto police now say 32-year-old 'barricaded himself' and crisis team could not be sent in The … [Read more...]
Changing moments…
Aug. 12, 2020 Ottawa Citizen – Randall Denley Carleton criminology profs want to end student internships with police, citing racial bias - This move must be quite pleasing to the faculty, but what about the students who would normally benefit from … [Read more...]
Hurry up!
Feb 29, 2020 Toronto Star - Warren (Smokey) Thomas, Contributor and president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union Ford hires U.S. firm to push Ontarians off welfare A hit team against the poor and vulnerable? A US company will get paid … [Read more...]
Pardon me?
Dec 6, 2019 CBC News – Kathleen Harris 'Incredibly low': Only 118 pardons granted for pot possession in first 4 months Advocates are concerned that the numbers of people eligible for pot pardons is enormous but that the applications and the … [Read more...]
Alternatives work…
July 18, 2019 – CBC News – Emma Davie Atlantic Canada has an enviable problem: its youth jails are emptying out All eyes should be on Nova Scotia’s remarkable achievement: the province has fewer than 30 inmates in its four long term youth jails. … [Read more...]
90 victims only…
Mar 21, 2017 Globe and Mail – Gloria Galloway Missing and murdered Indigenous women inquiry has just 90 victims' names in its database At the time, estimate were that there were over 1200 murdered or missing women, a number later pronounced … [Read more...]