June 16, 2023 – A warning…

June 16, 2023 – A warning… Toronto Star – Bruce Arthur  A 9-year-old girl with short hair was bullied by adults. It’s a warning about the anti-LGBTQ panic in Canada - The anti-trans and other hateful views and policies that we’re seeing in the … [Read more...]

SC on Mandatory minimums…

Jan 30, 2023 National Newswatch – The Canadian Press Mandatory minimum penalty for firing gun at house unconstitutional: Supreme Court The Supreme Court has just ruled one mandatory sentence unconstitutional while supporting two others, all three … [Read more...]

Why basic income works…

Jan 9, 2023 Basic Income / Business Insider (US) - Jason Lalljee Meet a single mom who transformed her life through a guaranteed income program that gives her $1,800 every 3 months. It helped her get a car, a new job, and move into a better … [Read more...]

No reform…

Nov. 4, 2022 Lawyer’s Daily SCC overturns lower court decision, rules Criminal Code provisions on sentencing constitutional “A divided Supreme Court of Canada has overturned a Court of Appeal decision, ruling Nov. 4 that certain Criminal Code … [Read more...]

Safe third country…

Oct 9, 2022  CTV News – Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press Canada 'contracts out' obligations to refugee claimants, advocates tell top court The ‘Safe third Country agreement’ is back in the courts and whether anyone ever verifies the accuracy of … [Read more...]

Sequestering criminal records…

Apr 25, 2022 Smart Justice Network Canada received the following invitation last week and we will respond with two experienced Network partners.  However, we would also like to let our readers know of this event and suggest that you or your group … [Read more...]

Canadian freedoms

Mar 7, 2022 Ottawa Citizen – Lawrence Greenspon Using the federal Emergencies Act — Unfortunately, Canadians are always willing to trade away their freedoms - It was wholly unnecessary for Trudeau to use this legislation during the trucker … [Read more...]

Trauma and Compassion…

Jan 24, 2022 Aljazeera What if prisons were more humane? The notion of trauma induced criminal activity is not new but the idea of asking what happened to you vs what’s wrong with you is beginning to have an impact.  Here, three witnesses to the … [Read more...]

Court show…

May 27, 2021  In Canada Courts?  Live Video coverage now available! Deepan Budlakoti is going to court, and so can you!  The issues here are the conditions and treatment inside the Ottawa Carleton Detention Centre, reputed to be awful for some time … [Read more...]

Remedy…

Dec 7, 2020  Ottawa Citizen – Gary Dimmock No system in place to inform Ottawa police officers if judge rules they've violated someone's charter rights: court - "How are officers to learn and uphold charter-protected rights without a system in … [Read more...]