Sept 19, 2016 Mirror (UK) – Rachel Bishop Terminally ill child becomes first minor to be euthanized in Belgium since mercy killing age restrictions were lifted In 2014 Belgium, after introducing the euthanasia laws in 2002, lifted the age … [Read more...]
Awkward day…
September 9, 2016 by
Sept. 9, 2016 Ottawa Citizen – Mohammed Adam Being Muslim on the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks Here’s a timely reminder for all of us. A casual dinner date for Sunday to celebrate Eid al-Adha prompts realization that the day is the 15th … [Read more...]
Prevention…
August 22, 2016 by
Aug 22, 2016 Toronto Star – Michelle Shepherd What to do about the next Aaron Driver Prof. Alexandra Bain is a mother, a grandmother and a convert to the Muslim faith. Bain is doing research on the social media presence of the fighters to one … [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...]
Ugly legacy…
November 19, 2015 by
Nov. 19, 2015 Toronto Star – Editorial (Nov. 18, 2015) Trudeau begins to reverse Harper’s ugly legacy of over-reaching legislation The editorial commends the Trudeau government for the speed with which it is addressing Canadian law “on Stephen … [Read more...]
Tory legacy…
October 16, 2015 by
Oct. 16, 2015 Toronto Star – Pam Palmater Tories will leave lethal legacy for First Nations - First Nations communities face a series of overlapping crises that Ottawa has ignored for too long. The article is a state of the nation report on … [Read more...]
Tax partners…
October 6, 2015 by
Oct 6, 2015 CBC News – Harvey Cashore Harper government partnered with industry group fighting CRA over KPMG case Off shore on the Isle of Man, money belonging to the richest with the best accountants and lawyers is at issue. But so is the … [Read more...]
Time for no crime?
July 20, 2015 by
July 18, 2015 Globe and Mail – Editorial (July 18, 2015) Most of Canada’s prisoners have never been convicted of anything. Why are they in jail? Would you believe that an average 55% of those currently in jails across the country have not … [Read more...]
For the record…
April 15, 2015 by
April 15, 2015 Toronto Star Four ways the Supreme Court has battled the Conservatives on crime The failure of federal legislation to meet the test of the Charter of Rights continues. Here, the STAR lists the rejections from the SCC on the … [Read more...]