Nov. 25, 2022 The Conversation (Queen’s) - Joanna Pozzulo and Emily Pica Eyewitness misidentification is the leading cause of known wrongful convictions Wrongful convictions are sufficiently common that the legal system is looking to understand … [Read more...]
The children…
July 8, 2022 by
July 8, 2022 Toronto Star Editorial (June 6, 2022) Justice for children - A final agreement was reached this week on details of a landmark settlement to compensate First Nations children who had been removed from their homes or denied social and … [Read more...]
Go directly to jail…
June 6, 2022 by
June 6, 2022 Homeless Hub: John Howard Society of Ontario, Social Research and Demonstration Corporation, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness No Fixed Address: The Intersections of Justice Involvement and Homelessness This new report examines one … [Read more...]
Punishment and more…
May 27, 2022 by
May 27, 2022 The Conversation – (Queen’s University) - Jessica Templem Punishment vs. deportation: What we can learn from the case of the truck driver in the Humbolt Broncos bus crash The title of this article may be somewhat confusing until one … [Read more...]
Automatism…
May 16, 2022 by
May 16, 2022 CBC News – Meghan Grant Supreme Court rules extreme intoxication defence available for violent crimes in Alberta, Ontario decisions - Judges call for clarifying law around extreme intoxication defence in cases of violent crime This … [Read more...]
All about guns…
April 9, 2021 by
April 10, 2021 Guns in Canada Firearms Legislation For Safer Communities - BILL C-21: An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms) Canada is still struggling with gun control and the most recent proposed … [Read more...]
Common good…
March 25, 2021 by
March 25, 2021 Toronto Star – Alex Ballingall The Supreme Court rules Canada’s carbon price is constitutional. It’s a big win for Justin Trudeau’s climate plan In a 6-3 decision the Supreme Court of Canada has determined that the carbon tax is … [Read more...]
Connections…
May 8, 2020 by
May 8, 2020 Policy Options – Jude McCulloch and JaneMaree Maher The Intimate Connection between Mass Shootings and Violence against Women - The Nova Scotia attacks began with domestic violence. It fits a pattern that police, policy-makers and … [Read more...]
Calls for Justice…
June 4, 2019 by
June 4, 2019 CBC News – John Paul Tasker Inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women issues final report with sweeping calls for change "Each person has a role to play in order to combat violence against Indigenous women, girls and … [Read more...]
More women in jail…
May 23, 2018 by
May 23, 2018 (Ed note: The last edition of communiqué contained a reference and commentary on the Mothers Offering Mutual Support (MOMS) of Ottawa. Some of the MOMS involved in the discussions around the plan to rebuild the Ottawa Carleton … [Read more...]