May 5, 2017 Ottawa Citizen – Anthony Doob Fixing the courts isn't up to the federal government Here’s a rather startling view of the all the recent fuss around the wide-ranging opinions on how to fix the court delays in response to the … [Read more...]
Drugged driving…
October 24, 2016 By
Oct 24, 2016 Globe and Mail – Peter McKnight Drugged driving: Shaky science and uncertain laws McKnight reviews some of the struggles still unfolding about the problem with marijuana use and impaired driving. At this point tests for the … [Read more...]
Temporary vs permanent…
September 3, 2015 By
Sept 3, 2015 Vancouver Sun – Tara Carman Canada favours temporary residents to permanent: report - Former immigration minister Jason Kenney calls findings ‘complete rubbish’ Harsha Walia, a co-author of the report entitled Never … [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 … [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. … [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 … [Read more...]
Refugees and immigrants…
April 18, 2015 By
April 18, 2015 OCASI (Ontario Coalition of Agencies Serving Immigrants) 30 Year Anniversary of the Singh Decision In 1985, the Singh decision of the Supreme Court of Canada recognized the rights of refugees to fundamental justice. … [Read more...]
Canada – against the stream…
March 23, 2015 By
Mar 23, 2015 The Sentencing Project (US) – Marc Mauer Testimony to Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections: “A Proposal to Reduce Time Served in Federal Prison” The Sentencing Project is a Washington based research … [Read more...]
Politics and life…
March 12, 2015 By
Mar 12, 2015 Toronto Star – Tonda MacCharles Tories table life-sentence legislation in Commons - The Conservative government has formally introduced its promised Life Means Life Act in the Commons. The legislation is showing the … [Read more...]
Costly, cynical, and likely unconstitutional…
March 6, 2015 By
Mar 6, 2015 Globe and Mail – Debra Parkes and Isabel Grant A life sentence without parole will not make Canadians safer Parkes is a professor of law at Allard (UBC) and Grant at the University of Manitoba. Both are of the opinion that … [Read more...]