Aug 19, 2015 Canadian Press Harper says he’ll resurrect ‘life means life’ legislation One of the bills already promised but allowed to die on the order paper, Stephen Harper has resurrected the “life means life” bill in the election campaign. … [Read more...]
Refugee rights…
July 24, 2015 by
July 24, 2015 Canadian Press – Stephanie Levitz Federal Court deals another blow to Conservatives’ overhaul of refugee system Justice Keith Boswell of the Federal Court has delivered another blow to the effort by the Conservative … [Read more...]
Home care and non-profits…
July 15, 2015 by
July 15, 2015 Globe and Mail – Elizabeth Church and Kelly Grant Home care for Ontario seniors affected by move to non-profit agencies Last summer the Ontario government changed some regulations about delivering home care to seniors who … [Read more...]
UN and Human Rights…
July 8, 2015 by
July 8, 2015 Globe and Mail – Mike Blanchfield, Canadian Press Ottawa poised to defend rights record on aboriginals, terrorism at UN committee An eighteen member panel for the Human Rights Commission of the United Nations is meeting in … [Read more...]
Youth in trouble…
July 5, 2015 by
July 5, 2015 Toronto Star - Sandro Contenta, Laurie Monsebraaten, Jim Rankin, Andrew Bailey Shedding light on the troubles facing kids in group homes - Nearly 1,200 “serious occurrences” involving vulnerable youth — most living in Toronto … [Read more...]
Torture anyone?
June 28, 2015 by
June 28, 2015 iPolitics – Kristy Smith More than a third of Canadians condone torture, says poll The Pew Research Center is a US based group who asked Canadians about whether it is permissible to torture terrorist suspects and whether the … [Read more...]
Parting shots…
June 22, 2015 by
June 22, 2015 Globe and Mail – Marcus Gee With a stirring show of unity and faith, Charleston leaves the world in awe What response to the 21 year old Dylan Roof who shot six women and three men at a prayer service in Charleston, South … [Read more...]
Low wage work…
June 17, 2015 by
June 17, 2014 Toronto Star - Sara Mojtehedzadeh Ontario's 'eye-popping' shift to low-wage work Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and author of the most recent study of precarious employment has concluded that in the last two decades … [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...]