June 20, 2023 – Debt and Fairness… The Canadian Press – David Friend Canada, Ontario reach historic $10 billion proposed First Nations treaty settlement “The Robinson-Huron Treaty was signed in 1850 and committed to paying the … [Read more...]
Policy may help…
August 7, 2020 by
Aug. 7, 2020 Edmonton Journal - Lauren Boothby Illicit drugs readily available at Edmonton Max, but drug treatment withheld: prison justice society John Howard Society reminds us that illicit drugs are readily available inside the prison, even … [Read more...]
Reparations…
March 14, 2019 by
Mar 14, 2019 Manchester Guardian (US Desk, UK) – Peter C. Baker In Chicago, reparations aren’t just an idea. They’re the law This is another striking long read from the Guardian; perhaps the story is too bold to be told by the US media. Jon Burge … [Read more...]
Learnings…
January 9, 2019 by
Jan 9, 2019 CBC News – Sidney Cohen New jail for women in Fort Smith to have higher security rating, segregation The decision to change from two minimum security houses without locks to a new wing with locks and fences at the Ft. Smith … [Read more...]
Victim surcharge struck down…
December 16, 2018 by
Dec 15, 2018 Lawyer’s Daily (Canada) - LexisNexis Top court strikes down mandatory victim surcharge for imposing cruel and unusual punishment on poor “The Supreme Court has 7-2 struck down the mandatory victim surcharge enacted by the … [Read more...]
Senate teeth?
April 17, 2016 by
April 17, 2016 National Newswatch – Joan Bryden, Canadian Press Senators who fear assisted dying law violates charter willing to amend, kill it After so long talking about the weakness of the Senate, here’s a twist. Bryden is reporting that some … [Read more...]
Broken…
March 23, 2016 by
March 11, 2016 Hill Times – Ally Foster Tories’ ‘tough-on-crime’ approach has broken Canada’s justice system, say experts The Hill Times, in the light of the recent Report to Parliament by the Correctional Investigator, assembled a panel of 10 … [Read more...]
Nurse violence…
November 1, 2015 by
Nov. 1, 2015 Toronto Star – Robert Cribb Workplace violence makes nursing one of Canada’s most dangerous professions Nurses are probably engaged in the country’s most dangerous profession because of the nature and extent of workplace … [Read more...]
Our common future…
September 27, 2015 by
Sept 27, 2015 DesmogCanada: Clearing the PR Pollution – David Suzuki It's Time to Talk About a New Vision for the Canadian Economy We argue, says Suzuki, about the economy all the time: jobs, surpluses or deficits, pipelines and so on. … [Read more...]
Power…
November 3, 2014 by
Nov. 3, 2014 Canada.com – Jordan Press, Ottawa Citizen The power to fight terrorism: What's already on the books? The article offers an overview of laws already on the books but rarely used as a means of fighting terrorism. Press includes a … [Read more...]