Jan 19, 2023 CBC News – Metro Morning - Jason d’Souza Mayor John Tory defends new spending on police, 10-cent TTC fare hike on Metro Morning - Tory says many residents, business owners have pushed for bigger police presence in city What Tory is … [Read more...]
Rights violated…
December 15, 2019 by
Dec 16, 20119 CBC News Quebec's top court won't suspend province's religious symbols ban, but judges say rights being violated How does a court agree that rights are violated without proscribing a remedy? The top Quebec court decision came in a … [Read more...]
Grim picture…
December 12, 2019 by
Dec 12, 2019 CBC News - Sofia Rodriguez Auditor General paints grim picture of Ontario's jails Ontario's Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk is painting a picture of the Ontario jails that sums up critics’ concerns for some time now: Over-crowding, … [Read more...]
Indigenous Law…
November 7, 2017 by
Nov 7, 2017 Dalhousie University Schulich Law School (NS) – Janet Doucet New Aboriginal and Indigenous law course fosters ‘eye‑opening’ experiential learning In response to Article 28 of the Recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation … [Read more...]
Bail now…
October 31, 2017 by
Oct 31, 2017 Ministry of the Attorney General (ON) – Ontario Unveils New Bail Directive to Reduce Pre-Trial Custody - Province Making the Criminal Justice System Faster and Fairer The Ontario government has just released a new approach to bail … [Read more...]
Special: Bailing…
June 5, 2017 by
June 6, 2017 (Ed note: This edition is an attempt to gather some insight around the practice of bail in the criminal justice system, currently immersed in controversy and identified as a cause of both over-crowded jails and court delays. Much of … [Read more...]
Oversight…
April 14, 2016 by
April 14, 2016 Hill Times-on-line – Peter Mazereeuw Goodale keeping options open for CBSA oversight Oversight is the operative word since two detainees have died in CBSA custody within a week of each other. (The same issue is still following … [Read more...]
Eleven one day…
April 11, 2016 by
April 11, 2016 Toronto Star – Johnathan Forani Attawapiskat in state of emergency following rash of suicide attempts - A state of emergency was declared following a rash of suicide attempts in Attawapiskat First Nation. “People are getting … [Read more...]
Four Fixes…
December 5, 2015 by
Dec 4, 2015 Toronto Star – F. Roy McMurtry, Mary Campbell, and Anthony Doob Four fixes for Canada’s broken justice system - There is no need for the scare tactics and simple meanness we experienced under the previous government. Three … [Read more...]