Pardon and second chances…

     June 18, 2015 Toronto Star – R. Roy McMurtry and Anthony N. Doob Making pardons tougher to obtain is harsh and unfair  McMurtry is a former chief justice of Ontario and Doob is a highly respected professor of criminology at U of T.  With … [Read more...]

Elephants and incomes…

   Nov. 1, 2014  Caledon Institute of Social Policy -  Ken Battle and Sherri Torjman The Elephant not in the Room   The federal government’s decision to do a revised version of income splitting for tax purposes needs to be viewed with changes in … [Read more...]

Class action violence…

  Sept 22, 2014  Toronto Star – Richard J. Brennan Lawsuit targets ‘unbelievable’ violence at London jail The Elgin Middlesex Detention Centre in London is known in justice circles as “Hell.”  London lawyer Kevin Egan has filed a class-action … [Read more...]

Our home and native land…

 Dec 9, 2013  Toronto Star – Atkinson Series Canada: It really is our home and native land   This article is the start of two weeks of commentary and analysis on Canada and the willingness to participate actively in our democratic processes.  … [Read more...]