Oct 15, 2017 Toronto Star - Fatima Syed ‘My beautiful son is dead’: Family still searching for answers after Whitby man’s 2016 death in prison Barely a week after the release of a report from Howard Sapers on the state of Corrections in Ontario, a … [Read more...]
MMIW resignations…
July 1, 2017 by
July 1, 2017 Toronto Star – Tanya Talaga Executive director of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls inquiry resigns As further proof of the tensions and problems confronting the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women inquiry, the fourth … [Read more...]
Poor and racialized…
January 4, 2017 by
Jan 4, 2017 “May our lives be filled with more justice and less corrections.” (A New Year’s wish from one of our readers) Globe and Mail – Patrick White New senator Kim Pate gives a voice to women in Canada's prisons New senators give ‘maiden … [Read more...]
Pot: all around the circle…
December 14, 2016 by
Dec 14, 2016 CBC News – Peter Zimonjic Don't hold your breath: fully legalized pot could still be years away - Legalizing pot is just the 1st step before the more complex task of regulating its use and sale Have you noticed foot-dragging and … [Read more...]
Police Boards…
November 24, 2015 by
Nov 24, 2015 Toronto Star – Wendy Gillis Police boards seek explicit power to enforce Ontario’s new carding rules Push back, it’s called. Ontario is trying to ban the practice of carding by police and the police boards of Ontario are … [Read more...]
Justice overhaul…
November 16, 2015 by
Nov. 15, 2015 CBC News - Kathleen Harris and Alison Crawford Trudeau mandates pot legalization, overhaul of Conservative justice reforms Based on the mandate letters for Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould and Public Safety Minister Ralph … [Read more...]