Dec 16, 2022 Globe and Mail – Robert Fife and Stephen Chase RCMP probes elaborate scam targeting Canada’s largest Muslim organization There has always been an uneasy distance between charities and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRS) but this latest … [Read more...]
How long?
April 24, 2020 by
April 24, 2020 Policy Options – Pamela Palmater and Senator Kim Pate Prisoners’ death toll will mount without releasing the most vulnerable – Prisoners’ lives are at risk as the virus has the potential to spread like “wildfire.” The Public Safety … [Read more...]
Our better angels…
August 31, 2019 by
Aug 31, 2019 ABC News (US) - Meghan Keneally Man who spent 36 years in prison for stealing $50 from a bakery is now set to be freed History is not a kind teacher nor do lessons from history prompt us strongly enough to recognize and fix blatant … [Read more...]
Indigenous genocide…
May 31, 2019 by
May 31, 2019 CBC News - Jorge Barrera National inquiry calls murders and disappearances of Indigenous women a 'Canadian genocide' The CBC has verified that the 1200 page final report with 230 recommendations on the Murdered and Missing Indigenous … [Read more...]
Harassment in politics…
January 26, 2018 by
Jan 26, 2018 Edmonton Journal – Emma Graney Accuser hopes Kent Hehr's resignation triggers broader talk about harassment in politics The consequences of charges of sexual harassment or assault seem to move at some considerable speed. Within 24 … [Read more...]
MMIW resignations…
July 1, 2017 by
July 1, 2017 Toronto Star – Tanya Talaga Executive director of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls inquiry resigns As further proof of the tensions and problems confronting the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women inquiry, the fourth … [Read more...]
How much hate?
February 20, 2017 by
Feb 20, 2017 National Newswatch – Terry Pedwell Canadians voice support for Muslims amid ‘hatred’ unleashed on Liberal MPs Heritage Minister Melanie Joly who this week fronted the Liberal support for Motion 103 which rejects Islamophobia got a … [Read more...]
Coming and going…
February 5, 2017 by
Feb 5, 2027 CBC News – Evan Dyer Canada looking at legality of enforcing Trump travel ban on Canadian soil - Legal concerns over ban could run up against customs pre-clearance agreement While the federal courts and legal scholars fight back and … [Read more...]