Sept 16, 2021 Amnesty International - Ketty Nivyabandi, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada Call on Your Candidates to Act for Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples Amnesty wants Canadian voters to ask now what the political parties … [Read more...]
Strip search…
July 11, 2017 by
July 11, 2017 Toronto Star – Jacques Gallant Judge blasts OPP officers for ‘egregious’ strip search of impaired driving suspect Ontario court Justice Elaine Deluzio was indignant, not with the defendant of a drunk driving case, but with the … [Read more...]
A dearth of pardon…
October 13, 2016 by
Oct 13, 2016 CBC News - Alison Crawford Applications for criminal pardons down following Tory reforms - Liberals to review Conservative changes to the Criminal Records Act Over the last five years, the number of applications for pardons for … [Read more...]
Bail at last…
April 24, 2015 by
April 24, 2015 Toronto Star – Michelle Shepherd Alberta judge grants Omar Khadr bail - The former Guantanamo detainee has been in custody since 2002 when he was captured at the age of 15 Alberta Justice June Ross has decided to grant a bail … [Read more...]
Inmate deaths and drug overdoses…
February 18, 2015 by
Feb 18, 2015 Hamilton Spectator – Nicole O’Reilly Barton jail inmates are overdosing: Who’s watching? The Barton Street Jail in Hamilton has had four, possibly five, drug overdose deaths and when the Spectator inquired about the stats on … [Read more...]