Far right…

Oct 4, 2020  CBC News – Mark Gollom  Trump's Proud Boys remark boosts far-right group's profile, including in Canada, experts say Canada has had repeated warnings about the growth of far-right and militarized groups to date.  It may surprise some … [Read more...]

Handgun ban…

May 28, 2020 Toronto Star – Alex Boutilier Ottawa’s gun legislation will effectively allow cities to ban handguns This is a puzzling announcement from the federal government.  Having already announced a ban on assault rifles, the feds promised … [Read more...]

Terms…

March 20, 2020 (Ed Note: In a recently published work, Zach Norris (We keep Us Safe: Building Secure, Just and Inclusive Communities: Beacon Press, Boston, Mass, 2020) offers two appropriate thoughts as a perspective of community safety.  One, … [Read more...]

Another death…

Nov. 22, 2019 CBC News - Ariana Kelland Inmate's death shines light on fetal alcohol disorders in justice system The problem is not only the difficulty of diagnosing fetal alcohol disorder syndrome but the fact that one must leave Newfoundland to … [Read more...]

Our loss…

Oct 24, 2019 National Newswatch – Glen Pearson The Election’s Greatest Loss “The heat of the federal election is now over and cold morning of reality has begun to set in.  All that energy.  All those voiced aspirations of what a great country this … [Read more...]

Bail now…

Oct 31, 2017 Ministry of the Attorney General (ON) – Ontario Unveils New Bail Directive to Reduce Pre-Trial Custody -  Province Making the Criminal Justice System Faster and Fairer The Ontario government has just released a new approach to bail … [Read more...]

MMIW…

    Dec 11, 2015  CBC News – Chris Hall MMIW inquiry: 'This is not an indigenous problem, this is a Canadian problem' - Status of Women Minister Patty Hajdu confident this aboriginal inquiry will be different  The scope and context of the inquiry … [Read more...]

Only to Europe…

     Sept 23, 2015  Toronto Star – Tim Harper Conservative candidate claims Muslim ‘agenda’ in refugee crisis: Tim Harper  Joe Daniel, a 60 year old immigrant from Tanzania, is also an MP for the district of Don Valley North and has apparently … [Read more...]

Low wage work…

     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...]

Muslim and Canadian…

     June 7, 2015 Toronto Star - Ben Spurr and Noor Javed What it's like to be Muslim in the GTA 450,000 Muslim Canadians now live in Metro Toronto.  They want their story heard.  In a unique reporting format, the Star has 19 short interviews with … [Read more...]