Sept 12. 2019 (Ed note: Smart Justice Network Canada (SJNC) has been working quietly for a new vision of criminal justice in Canada and has outlined what that new vision would propose. We offer the perspective for election reflection / … [Read more...]
Our better angels…
August 31, 2019 By
Aug 31, 2019 ABC News (US) - Meghan Keneally Man who spent 36 years in prison for stealing $50 from a bakery is now set to be freed History is not a kind teacher nor do lessons from history prompt us strongly enough to recognize and fix … [Read more...]
Demanding more for justice…
August 27, 2019 By
Aug 27, 2019 Arizona Capitol Times - Laetitia Hua Arizona deserves more from its criminal justice system The author is a lawyer and candidate in the Miss Arizona contest who has experienced the European flavour of justice and draws attention to … [Read more...]
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...]
OAS wants probe…
June 9, 2019 By
June 9, 2019 Global TV News - Amanda Connolly Organization of American States wants to probe MMIWG allegation of ‘genocide’ The OAS Luis Almagro, secretary-general of the organization, headquartered in Washington, DC, who represents 35 … [Read more...]
Indigenous genocide…
May 31, 2019 By
May 31, 2019 CBC News - Jorge Barrera National inquiry calls murders and disappearances of Indigenous women a 'Canadian genocide' The CBC has verified that the 1200 page final report with 230 recommendations on the Murdered and Missing Indigenous … [Read more...]
Boys and trauma…
May 24, 2019 By
May 24, 2019 National Post – Colin Perkel, Canadian Press Focus on traumatized boys critical to gender equality, new research shows The distinction between the extent of traumatization between boys and girls is one of those thoughts that is … [Read more...]
Toxic…
May 21, 2019 By
May 21, 2019 CBC News (NS) - Angela MacIvor 'Toxic, dysfunctional': N.S. prisons leave workers feeling bullied, fearful An internal workplace report from two Nova Scotia federal prisons has lots of long term advocates claiming I-told-you-so. The … [Read more...]