May 30, 2023 – Healing…

May 30, 2023 – Healing… ***** Honourable Beverley Browne - Wîyasôw Iskweêw - Restorative Justice Committee Pilot Project (Alberta) The pilot: A collective approach - The restorative justice pilot project is a court-annexed program with the … [Read more...]

Covid in jail…

Jan 3, 2022  Twitter from Alyshah Sanmati Hasham – Court Reporter for the Toronto Star (Dec 30, 2021) JAIL COVID UPDATE: There are outbreaks at: Brockville Jail, Maplehurst Correctional Complex, Niagara Detention Centre, Quinte Detention Centre, … [Read more...]

A Mother’s cry…

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...]

The war at home…

April 1, 2016 CBC Firsthand The War At Home This 44 minute documentary examines the fall out of domestic violence.  Frighteningly, “across Canada, a woman is killed every six days by her intimate partner.  3,000 more flee their homes each night, … [Read more...]

Justice mandate…

    Nov. 13, 2015 Prime Minister of Canada – Justin Trudeau Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Mandate Letter The Canadian public has been hearing about the mandate letter given to each federal government minister to guide the … [Read more...]

A place for healing

 March 14, 2013  Winnipeg Free Press – Dan Lett A house for healing Derksen, a victim and long-time advocate for victims, is suggesting a new venture jointly with St. Leonard’s Society: Candace House, a place for families of victims to find … [Read more...]