Mar 1, 2017 National Post – Kristy Kirkup Number of missing, murdered indigenous women ‘way bigger than 1,200,’ minister says In mid-February, Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett reflected on the experiences of the initial work of the … [Read more...]
Gaps…
December 20, 2016 by
Dec 20, 2016 CBC News 'Huge gap' between mental health needs and funding, expert says after health deal fails The negotiations between the feds and the provinces has failed, at least for the moment, clearing $11.5 million off the table. The feds … [Read more...]
Leaving behind…
November 22, 2016 by
Nov 22, 2016 Tyee – Stefania Seccia, Megaphone Magazine Homeless Youth Are Even Younger than You Thought Here’s some startling news about Canada’s homeless youth and the age for their becoming homeless. The latest survey, conducted in all ten … [Read more...]
Lifeline…
October 5, 2016 by
Oct. 5, 2016 National Association of Parole Executives (US) - R.E. “Bob” Brown A Beacon of Hope – Sunny Ways: Life sentenced Offenders R.E. “Bob” Brown is a retired district parole supervisor in BC and offers us a scholarly pass through an area … [Read more...]
Scope of MMIW
August 8, 2016 by
Aug. 7, 2016 Policy Options – Pamela Palmater The MMIW inquiry’s limited scope, especially the lack of action on police conduct, could overshadow its good parts. The absence of provincial and territorial ministers as well as the various Indigenous … [Read more...]
The dirt principle…
August 5, 2016 by
Aug. 5, 2016 Huffington Post – Baz Dreisinger Norway Proves That Treating Prison Inmates as Human Beings Actually Works Here’s the dirt principle laid out in all the contrariness possible. The author visits a Norway prison and by describing the … [Read more...]
MMIW terms…
August 3, 2016 by
Aug. 3, 2016 National Newswatch – Kristy Kirkup, Canadian Press Five commissioners to probe missing, murdered indigenous women in Canada The Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women (MMIW) has finalized its terms of reference and … [Read more...]
An obvious gap…
July 20, 2016 by
July 20, 2016 CBC News – Michael Tutton Canada's shortage of non-white judges creates 'an obvious gap' Though already previously remarked, the racial and ethnic make-up of Canada’s judiciary is almost totally white. Naiomi Metallic, a Mi'kmaq … [Read more...]