Nov 6, 2023 – Finally, public health… Human Rights Law Centre (Australia) – Public intoxication to finally be decriminalised “From next week, people in Victoria who are identified as intoxicated in public will be supported to go to a … [Read more...]
May 1, 2023 – Giants and leaders…
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May 1, 2023 – Giants and leaders… Charles Pascal (1944-2023) Pascal must surely be one of the giants of progressive causes in Canada. He dies on April 24 from complications after surgery. Smart Justice notes his passing because his … [Read more...]
Feb 15, 2023 – Police drive city budgets…
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Feb 15, 2023 – Police drive city budgets… CBC Radio – Bob Becken 'Defund the police' calls in Canada began in 2020. Today, budgets continue to climb - 51% of Canadians supported the idea in 2020, according to a survey At one point, over … [Read more...]
Feb 10, 2023 – Human decency…
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Feb 10, 2023 – Human decency… CP24.com – Joshua Freeman Toronto says no to immediate 24/7 warming centres, but will study the idea further Toronto City Council has taken a double decision against warming centers and against declaring … [Read more...]
Sentencing…
December 4, 2022 by
Dec 4, 2022 Toronto Star – Daniel Brown Long-awaited reforms to criminal sentencing are also sound public health policy - Bill C-5 recognized drugs as a public health problem that should be addressed through treatment programs, not through … [Read more...]
Grotesque greed…
August 10, 2022 by
Aug 10, 2033 (Last newsletter advertised the availability of a British Lancet article entitled “Social thinning and stress generation after childhood mistreatment: a neurocognitive social transactional model of psychiatric vulnerability” by McCrory, … [Read more...]
Say it ain’t so…
December 20, 2020 by
Dec 20, 2020 Toronto Star - Alyshah Hasham Legal groups say Ontario misled public with claim it reduced inmate population by 30 per cent early in pandemic There’s a lot, to rely on an old jail joke, depends on the way you tell the story. Two … [Read more...]
Welfare in Canada (2019) Report
November 20, 2020 by
Nov 20, 2020 Maytree Foundation – Welfare in Canada (2019) This annual report may prove helpful as Canada discusses how to remedy the loss of income and worsening threats of increasing poverty from covid. There is both a province by province … [Read more...]
Public health…
July 2, 2020 by
July 2, 2020 Toronto Star - Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press Advocates in Canada call for community-led crisis intervention, not police The frequency of police interaction with mentally ill persons and the escalation of violence that accompanies … [Read more...]
Changes…
May 19, 2020 by
May 20, 2020 Business Insider - Thomas Coulson Spain is about to bring in a basic income scheme which the government thinks will 'stay forever' Up to a million poorer families will shortly receive a guaranteed annual income, making Spain the first … [Read more...]