No jury needed…

July 30, 2019 By

July 30, 2019 CBC News - Salimah Shivji Military justice system doesn't breach charter rights, Supreme Court rules The Supreme Court of Canada has decided, ruling 5-2, that the Canadian military system of justice – the usual court martial – … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Side-by-side…

February 5, 2018 By

Feb. 5, 2018 MacLean’s – Anthony M. Davis Where criminology students study side-by-side with prisoners Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) (BC) has been engaged in a novel approach to corrections since 2011 called Inside-Out Prisoner … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,

Fake news 2.0…

May 29, 2017 By

May 28, 2017 Globe and Mail – Eddie Greenspon and Taylor Owen ‘Fake news 2.0’: A threat to Canada’s democracy The authors draw an interesting picture on both experience of “fake news” and the studies around what has happened to date.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,

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...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,

Another PMB

May 10, 2013 By

 May 10, 2013  Globe and Mail – Kim Mackrael Ottawa to support bill giving victims more access to parole hearings  Federal victims’ ombudsperson Sue O’Sullivan is apparently the source for some of the recommendations behind MP David … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,

RJ in Human Rights

May 1, 2013 By

May 1, 2013  Daily Business Buzz (Nova Scotia) Halifax fire chief apologizes to firefighters who experienced racism  Nova Scotia is the first province to legislate restorative measures in its Human Rights cases.  In this instance, several … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: , , , , , , ,