June 25, 2018 National Post – John Ivison Canada's new chief justice keen to drag Supreme Court into the light - Wagner indicated Canadians can expect more dissenting opinions than was the norm when McLachlin was chief justice. 'I like dissent. … [Read more...]
Ask an expert…
December 6, 2017 by
Dec. 6, 2017 CBC News – Kelly Malone 'They have a lot to teach us': Inmates call for Canadian justice reform in journal - Journal of Prisoners on Prisons gives more than 50 inmates a voice on justice reform Want the real scoop? Ask those who live … [Read more...]
25 cent call?
April 7, 2017 by
April 7, 2017 Chronicle Herald (Halifax) Nova Scotia prisoners start online petition against ‘excessive’ prison call charges Prisoners of North East Nova is the name of a group of provincial inmates in Nova Scotia trying the do something about … [Read more...]
Taxes and hunger…
June 10, 2016 by
June 10, 2016 Huffington Post - Althia Raj Tory MP Ted Falk: Liberals Put Themselves Ahead Of Charities By Killing Tax Bill Conservative Ted Falk had introduced Bill 209 An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act (Charitable gifts) but the Liberal … [Read more...]
Senate teeth?
April 17, 2016 by
April 17, 2016 National Newswatch – Joan Bryden, Canadian Press Senators who fear assisted dying law violates charter willing to amend, kill it After so long talking about the weakness of the Senate, here’s a twist. Bryden is reporting that some … [Read more...]
Who’s in, who’s out…
October 11, 2015 by
Oct. 9, 2015 CTV News PMO sought political gain in prioritizing certain Syrian refugees: sources Shia and Sunni Muslims need not apply! This startling message comes from the revelation that Stephen Harper is directing the choice of who is … [Read more...]
RCMP resources…
August 31, 2015 by
Aug 31, 2015 CBC News - Dean Beeby RCMP database on missing persons is overdue, over budget - Harper government promise of national database for unidentified remains stalled 5 years later There has been a long standing debate about whether … [Read more...]
A silent scream…
June 30, 2015 by
Canada Day Special – Farhat Rehman, Moms Offering Mutual Support (MOMS) - Ottawa (Ed Note: Smart Justice is grateful to Farhat for her courage and for exposing her suffering to us and for us. The greatest gift of stories like Farhat’s is that the … [Read more...]
LWOP in limbo…
June 1, 2015 by
June 1, 2015 Globe and Mail – Sean Fine Tories' life-without-parole bill in limbo Government House Leader Peter Van Loan is telling media that Bill C-53, the bill that increases the sentencing for certain types of murder, also known as the … [Read more...]