Feb 10, 2023 – Human decency… CP24.com – Joshua Freeman Toronto says no to immediate 24/7 warming centres, but will study the idea further Toronto City Council has taken a double decision against warming centers and against declaring … [Read more...]
Proposed Watchers…
November 10, 2022 by
Nov 10, 2022 CBC News – Brett Forester Chief backs call for Indigenous representation on proposed RCMP, CBSA watchdog - ‘It’s time that governments woke up and smell the coffee and begin to seriously engage Indigenous people' There is a suggestion … [Read more...]
Safe third country…
October 7, 2022 by
Oct 9, 2022 CTV News – Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press Canada 'contracts out' obligations to refugee claimants, advocates tell top court The ‘Safe third Country agreement’ is back in the courts and whether anyone ever verifies the accuracy of … [Read more...]
Who’s listening?
January 18, 2022 by
Jan 18, 2022 All night buses for housing The most recent deep cold in Toronto led to a warning declaration by the city and the use of city buses overnight for protection by some homeless people, where kindly bus drivers allowed, drawing attention … [Read more...]
Leftovers…
August 20, 2021 by
Aug. 20, 2021 MacLean’s Magazine – Michael Friscolanti Every 49 minutes… That’s how frequently people died of drug poisoning in Canada during one dreadful week last summer. Here their mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters share a message: the … [Read more...]
Mental health in housing…
November 25, 2020 by
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...]
Lawsuit…
May 14, 2020 by
May 14, 2020 HuffPost (Canada) – Samantha Beattie Government Taken to Court Over ‘Cruel’ Treatment of Prisoners during COVID-19 Pandemic - Human rights groups demand Correctional Service Canada release prisoners amid the COVID-19 crisis. A group … [Read more...]
RJ Practitioners…
February 4, 2020 by
Feb 4, 2020 National Employment Position for Senior RJ Practitioners: National Defence is looking for Senior Restorative Practitioners across Canada to be part of the Sexual Misconduct Response Centre’s Restorative Engagement Program. Senior … [Read more...]
Alternatives work…
July 18, 2019 by
July 18, 2019 – CBC News – Emma Davie Atlantic Canada has an enviable problem: its youth jails are emptying out All eyes should be on Nova Scotia’s remarkable achievement: the province has fewer than 30 inmates in its four long term youth jails. … [Read more...]
Cuts…
June 12, 2019 by
June 12, 2019 Canada’s National Observer - Fatima Syed Here's everything the Doug Ford government cut in its first year in office Here’s a sobering list of government and agency cuts since the Ford Government of Ontario took office one year ago. … [Read more...]