Ripe Islamophobia…

Dec 12, 2022  Toronto Star – Shree Paradkar A four-year study has mapped out ‘The Canadian Islamophobia Industry’ - Report describes an ecosystem that comprises media outlets, Islamophobia influencers and more “Wilfrid Laurier professor Jasmin … [Read more...]

Outrageous…

Dec 7, 2022  CBC News Indigenous leaders and advocates in Winnipeg say the MMIWG crisis is a national state of emergency - 'It's become a genocide,' MLA Bernadette Smith says While Canada notes the 33rd anniversary of the 14 murdered women in … [Read more...]

Layering…

Dec 1, 2022 Spring (BC) – Jeff Shantz Copaganda and layered policing: behind the Vancouver Police social safety net report The link offers an explanation of the current tensions and controversy around the police and the Downtown Eastside Residence … [Read more...]

RJ cost effective…

Nov 29, 2022 Blogger Russell Webster (UK) – Restorative Justice saves money - Why me? Economic Evaluation of Restorative Justice found that the cost-social benefit of RJ was £14 for every £1 invested The Why me? in the UK has tabled a report on a … [Read more...]

New measures…

Nov. 23, 2022  APRT Report / Justice Teams Network (US) Interrupting Intimate Partner Violence – A Guide for Community Responses without Police This report is a startling presentation around intimate partner violence acknowledging the consequences … [Read more...]

Hiring…

Nov. 20, 2022 Blogger Russell Webster (UK) Progress and Prejudices – Shifts in the UK employers’ attitude in hiring people with convictions “Employers more likely to hire people with convictions.”   This piece of research makes it at least hopeful … [Read more...]

One of our best…

Nov. 17, 2022  The Reverend Dr. James V. Scott, O.C. Toronto, Ontario Jamie, who is to receive the Order of Canada, has been a tireless champion for both the Church Council on Justice and Corrections and the Smart Justice Network.  The recognition … [Read more...]

Confrontation…

Nov 7, 2022  Toronto Star – Kelly Skjerven GO Transit union says bus drivers to strike if no deal reached with Metrolinx - Metrolinx said there will be no bus service on Monday if strike action is taken. Observers are wondering if the threaten … [Read more...]

More of the same…

Oct 29, 2022 CBC News – Shanifar Nasser Family of Toronto man who fell to his death says police locked them in room, didn't let them speak to him - Toronto police now say 32-year-old 'barricaded himself' and crisis team could not be sent in The … [Read more...]

Better neighbours…

Sept 26, 2022 Governor Jay Inslee (Washington State) How Norwegian prisons prepare inmates to become better neighbors “Much about Norway’s famous prisons stands in contrast to American impressions of incarceration. The opinion of the Norwegian … [Read more...]