July 14, 2017 Toronto Star – Azeezah Kanji The ‘odious’ logic behind opposition to Khadr’s compensation The apology and the recompense to Omar Khadr has clearly riled many Canadians. Kanji tries to present the minority side of the issues, … [Read more...]
End of solitary…
July 7, 2017 by
July 7, 2017 CBC News – Matt Meuse B.C. Supreme Court to test legality of Canada's solitary confinement rules - Landmark trial begins today, follows Liberal move to limit confinement to maximum of 15 days Efforts by the federal government to … [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...]
How long?
May 15, 2015 by
May 15, 2015 CBC News Death of B.C. aboriginal teen Paige blamed on 'brutal and cruel' support services BC’s Representative for Children and Youth, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, has issued a scathing report on the death of a blind Aboriginal 19 … [Read more...]
Poor health…
May 9, 2015 by
May 9, 2015 CBC News Poverty linked to future high health-care costs - Health effects of poverty far reaching, Canadian researchers find Health and poverty researchers both have long suspected a vital connection between the two. Now, this … [Read more...]
Softly, softly…
May 7, 2015 by
May 7, 2015 (Ed note: please be aware that in the issue of May 5, communique mixed up the initials for a group who sponsor Policy Options from which we drew several stories. The proper initials are IRPP, nor IIRP. The initials stand for the … [Read more...]
Seniors and debt…
May 6, 2015 by
May 6, 2015 Canadian Press Seniors in Ontario make up 30% of bankruptcies - Retiring with debt a recipe for tight cash flow and future insolvency A report from Doug Hoyes, co-founder of bankruptcy trustee firm Hoyes, Michalos & Associates … [Read more...]
Women and equality…
May 4, 2015 by
May 4, 2015 Toronto Star - Carol Goar Women replace high hopes with steely resolve Goar makes a review of the hopes spawn by the Beijing declaration on gender equality 20 years ago and comments on the progress in the legal equality … [Read more...]
Bail at last…
April 24, 2015 by
April 24, 2015 Toronto Star – Michelle Shepherd Alberta judge grants Omar Khadr bail - The former Guantanamo detainee has been in custody since 2002 when he was captured at the age of 15 Alberta Justice June Ross has decided to grant a bail … [Read more...]