Nov 25, 2020 Wellesley Institute (Canada) - Vinusha Gunaseelan, Alissa Klingbaum, Thrmiga Sathiyamoorthy Jurisdictional Scan of COVID-19 Provincial and Territorial Income Transfer Programs in Canada The link offers a summary of the latest … [Read more...]
Charities and then charities…
November 17, 2014 by
Nov. 17, 2014 Globe and Mail – Gerald Caplan As CRA audits charities, there’s a scandal within a scandal The question of the use of the CRA audits against charities voicing opposition to the Harper government policy is not new. Caplan is … [Read more...]
Where’s the money?
April 15, 2014 by
April 15, 2014 Victoria Times Colonist (BC) – Katie DeRosa Victims’ rights bill lacks resources, critics say The Victims Bill of Rights has lots of promises but no new money to fund the services or the RJ processes. Mary Campbell, a 30 … [Read more...]
Victims rights still an issue…
April 6, 2014 by
April 6, 2014 Globe and Mail – Sean Fine Victims rights bill doesn’t live up to its name, critics say Critics say that the bill is bogus because it does not give victims the right to legally enforceable rights and remedies by court … [Read more...]
Criminal background checks…
March 19, 2014 by
Mar 20, 2014 Toronto Star – Jennifer Pagliaro Toronto police criminal-background check backlog puts thousands of jobs and studies in limbo There are two types of background check involved. One is simply an indication – a clearance … [Read more...]
Income inequality
July 23, 2013 by
July 23, 2013 Ottawa Citizen – Barry Carin No clear definition in ‘inequality’ debate Carin identifies ‘income inequality’ as a key phrase in the international development context this year and then suggests that the term is contentious and … [Read more...]
Bill C-479
May 29, 2013 by
May 28, 2013 Globe and Mail Editorial Sometimes victims’ rights clash with public safety The editorial offers an opinion on Bill C-479 and wonders with the Executive Director of Ottawa Victim Services if the bill may not put public safety at … [Read more...]
Victims rights
April 27, 2013 by
April 24, 2013 Department of Justice – Government of Canada Government of Canada Launches Consultations on the Victims Bill of Rights Consultations open to the public will be hosted on-line from May 1 to June 30, 2013. Those interested … [Read more...]