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...]
Fake news 2.0…
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...]
Get it right…
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...]
RJ in Human Rights
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...]