May 31, 2021 Vancouver Sun Remains of 215 children found at former Kamloops residential school: First Nation - Students were sent to the school from as far away as Penticton, Hope, Mount Currie, Lillooet and even outside the province. The horrors … [Read more...]
Quo vadis…
October 19, 2019 by
Oct 19, 2019 Global TV News – Rachel Brown Conservative platform gets a failing grade, Liberal’s barely passes on poverty and health: report The link provides a comparison between all four national political parties and their stated positions on a … [Read more...]
Health care for inmates…
March 14, 2017 by
Mar 13, 2017 Globe and Mail – Patrick White B.C. Health Ministry to take responsibility for inmate health care There has been much frustration and considerable conclusion of the inadequacy of health care delivered to inmates by the correctional … [Read more...]
Home…
November 6, 2016 by
Nov 6, 2016 Wellesley Institute – Greg Suttor National Affordable Housing Strategy Submission With widespread community support, the Wellesley Institute has formulated and submitted to the federal government a strategic response to the housing … [Read more...]
Poor enough for legal aid?
June 3, 2016 by
June 3, 2016 Toronto Star – Jacques Gallant Toronto judge halts charges against man until government pays for lawyer Here’s the problem for Superior Court Justice Ian Nordheimer: the threshold for legal aid is too low for the times. So absent a … [Read more...]
Eleven one day…
April 11, 2016 by
April 11, 2016 Toronto Star – Johnathan Forani Attawapiskat in state of emergency following rash of suicide attempts - A state of emergency was declared following a rash of suicide attempts in Attawapiskat First Nation. “People are getting … [Read more...]
Minimums…
November 8, 2015 by
Nov. 9, 2015 CTV News - Michelle Zilio Liberals will review controversial mandatory minimums: justice minister While newly appointed Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is saying the new government will look at the mandatory minimums that … [Read more...]
1 in 200…
June 11, 2015 by
June 12, 2015 (Ed note: In the June 2, 2015 issue of communiqué in an article entitled “Mandela rules” the intro confused the Penal Reform International and the Prison Reform Trust. It was in fact, Penal Reform International, whose chair is … [Read more...]