Sept 2, 2017 Angus Reid Institute Half of Canadians say their country is ‘too generous’ toward illegal border crossers This survey was prompted by the more than 7,000 claimants crossing the land border from the US into Canada. Fears that the … [Read more...]
Mandatory minimums…
May 8, 2017 by
May 8, 2017 National Newswatch – Joanna Smith, Canadian Press Mandatory minimum changes one part of planned overhaul of justice system Critics have been wondering about the delays involved in setting aside the mandatory minimum sentences held … [Read more...]
Get it right…
April 23, 2017 by
April 23, 2017 (Ed Note: Last edition gave an incorrect title for the report from the Ontario Ombudsman on police oversight: the correct title is “Out of oversight, out of mind.” You can find the 73 page downloadable pdf at: … [Read more...]
Update due…
April 10, 2015 by
April 10, 2015 APTN News - Jorge Barrera RCMP to release ‘update’ report on murdered, missing Indigenous women file in May The RCMP plan to update their last report on the murdered and missing women. They say that 46% of the victims fall … [Read more...]
A stubborn, unresponsive system…
May 2, 2014 by
May 2, 2014 CBC News – Leslie MacKinnon Beverley McLachlin, PMO give duelling statements on Nadon appointment fight There is a storm brewing over allegations from the Prime Minister’s office that Canada’s chief justice played an … [Read more...]
Tough-on-crime vs soft-on-crime?
February 21, 2014 by
Feb. 21, 2014 Huffington Post (Canada) – Altheia Raj Could Liberal Convention Proposals Make Trudeau Look Soft On Crime? The reversal of the Conservative ‘tough-on-crime’ measures and the proposal to buy-back long guns have surfaced … [Read more...]
Indefinite detention in Canada?
December 18, 2013 by
Dec. 18, 2013 Globe and Mail – Joe Friesen Jailed in Canada, unwanted by Iraq, refugee struggles for way out of legal limbo Five years in maximum security jail without conviction or even a charge! There are eight more just like him – jailed for … [Read more...]
Spiritual Roots of RJ
October 23, 2013 by
Oct. 23, 2013 High Banks Entertainment, Ltd Spiritual Roots of Restorative Justice A 24 minute video that offers a multi-faith view of restorative justice and the tenets of faith that support the RJ approach. The video, published in October … [Read more...]