Dec. 8, 2023 – Emotion and truth… 

Dec. 8, 2023 – Emotion and truth…    CNN – Allison Morrow The US shoplifting scourge is a lot of hype with little evidence… To be sure when passion rules, statistics can be found to sustain the passion.  That is the case, says Morrow, … [Read more...]

March 12, 2023 – Feminist foreign policy

March 12, 2023 – Feminist foreign policy   Passblue (US) – Maurizio Guerrero Feminist Foreign Policies Make Headway among Countries While the Originator, Sweden, Drops Out  The term – feminist foreign policy - has its origins in the … [Read more...]

Dry cell…

Nov 10, 2020 – CBC News - Federal prison investigators press for changes in use of 'dry cells' - Current correctional investigator calls dry cell conditions 'by far the most restrictive imaginable' The controversy over the use of segregation in … [Read more...]

Aging and dying in prison…

Mar 4, 2019 Office of the Correctional Investigator Aging and Dying in Prison: An Investigation into the Experiences of Older Individuals in Federal Custody Here is a scathing indictment about how Correctional Services Canada is treating older and … [Read more...]

New solitary rules…

May 24, 2017 Globe and Mail – Patrick White Canada’s prison agency closes in on new solitary confinement rules After repeated studies and recommendations, Corrections Canada appears ready to make some significant changes to the way solitary is … [Read more...]

Evidence in, but…

May 10, 2017  Globe and Mail – Sonny Dhillon and Daniel Leblanc Ottawa fails to act in time to stop lawsuit on solitary confinement The trial was scheduled for January but the Liberal government asked in November to allow time for new legislation … [Read more...]

Bigger jails no cure…

May 5, 2017 –  Ottawa Sun – Irene Matthias, Mothers Offering Mutual Support (MOMS) MATHIAS: Bigger jail no cure-all Matthias is reflecting on her oft repeated message that caging people is no answer. MOMS is an Ottawa group of mothers whose sons … [Read more...]

3 D’s…

April 21, 2017 Blogger and retired Judge Marion Lane Three Ds to Reduce Delay in the Criminal Courts The Minister of Justice is meeting with the provinces next week to tackle the issue of delays in the criminal courts.  Judge Lane has three … [Read more...]

Prison violence…

Dec 12, 2016 Toronto Star – Michael Tutton Sudden surge in prison violence ‘a problem right across’ Canada, experts warn Experts are warning that there has been a noticeable surge in prison violence in prisons, both provincial and federal, right … [Read more...]

Remembering stress…

Nov 10, 2016 Ottawa Citizen – Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press The anxiety and stress Remembrance Day holds for many damaged soldiers Retired general Romeo Dallaire has announced his intention to resign from the senate as well but first … [Read more...]