Ears…

April 12, 2021 CBC News – Erica Johnson School custodian refuses to download phone app that monitors location, says it got her fired - Increase in 'tattleware' a slippery slope for loss of workers’ privacy, employment lawyer warns Given the … [Read more...]

Love is reconciliation

Oct 23, 2017 Indigenous advocate Cindy Blackstock raises the bar for Canadians and pays tribute to Gord Downie: May he forever sing and dance among the stars reminding us all that love is reconciliation.  John Howard Society of Ontario Record … [Read more...]

Secret…

Jan 17, 2017 CBC News – Dave Seglins 'Secret order' authorizing RCMP's covert Cold War wiretapping program released after 65 years - Government backtracks, shares details of Canada's first domestic surveillance operation Can’t happen in Canada you … [Read more...]

Incivility…

Nov. 17, 2016  Magna Carta Training and e-Learning – David J.D. Sims The Price of Incivility Sims is a lawyer in Whitby, ON, who works with a police training company.  He recounts a number of instances in which the lack of civility by police made … [Read more...]

CABs…

Nov. 15, 2016 Ottawa Citizen – Andrew Seymour More jail advisory boards needed in Ontario, Ottawa board chair says There are 26 detention facilities in Ontario but only 8 have Civilian Advisory Boards.  Ottawa CAB thinks that we need more if we … [Read more...]

Sanctioned discrimination…

Oct 10, 2016 Policy Option – Cindy Blackstock The long history of discrimination against First Nations children The Canadian Human Rights Commission has now twice ordered the federal government to correct the discriminatory practices against … [Read more...]