March 16, 2923 – Islamophobia… Angus Reid Institute (Canada) Islamophobia in Canada: Four mindsets indicate negativity is nationwide, most intense in Quebec - 36% outside of QC have negative view of Islam, compared to 56% within la … [Read more...]
Feb 28, 2023 – Milgaard’s Law…
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Feb 28, 2023 – Milgaard’s Law… National Newswatch - The Canadian Press Liberals introduce ‘Milgaard’s Law’ to create review process for wrongful convictions The struggle to overturn wrongful convictions in Canada has been slow in … [Read more...]
Feb 5, 2023 – Empowering Community…
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Feb 5, 2023 – Empowering Community… American Civil Liberties Union – Liberty Podcast – Kendall Ciesemier The Untold Story of Black Pittsburgh's Alternative to Police The story is both historic and helpful in the process of imagining … [Read more...]
Ripe Islamophobia…
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Dec 12, 2022 Toronto Star – Shree Paradkar A four-year study has mapped out ‘The Canadian Islamophobia Industry’ - Report describes an ecosystem that comprises media outlets, Islamophobia influencers and more “Wilfrid Laurier professor Jasmin … [Read more...]
Known but idle solutions…
January 31, 2022 by
Jan 31, 2022 CBC News – Josh Hoffman N.S. man who struggled with mental health says he needed something other than jail - Collins Ellison shared his ‘entirely negative’ experiences with Halifax police while he was homeless This link is to a … [Read more...]
RJ Compassion…
July 22, 2021 by
July 22, 2021 Ottawa Citizen – Gary Dimmock Young Inuk woman spared jail after killing mom; Ottawa judge leans on hope and Indigenous healing This is a striking example where all those who have struggled with the heavy handedness of criminal law … [Read more...]
Overcoming the system…
July 5, 2021 by
July 5, 2021 CBC News – Desmond Brown Sexually assaulted at 8, incarcerated 4 times and lost the will to live — how this woman found her stars - ‘Just everywhere I went there was ... something going on with being a victim,’ Jessica Compton … [Read more...]
No family…
June 9, 2021 by
June 9, 2021 A twitter from Amira Elghawaby Statement from the Afzal family who have lost four family members in hate attack… A statement no one should ever have to write. … [Read more...]
Driving grass…
September 19, 2017 by
Sept 19, 2017 Globe and Mail – Canadian Press Ontario plans tougher penalties for drug-impaired drivers The feds have already announced the intent to reduce the Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) from the current .08 to .05, making the .05 a criminal … [Read more...]
Human rights and compensation…
July 14, 2017 by
July 14, 2017 Toronto Star – Azeezah Kanji The ‘odious’ logic behind opposition to Khadr’s compensation The apology and the recompense to Omar Khadr has clearly riled many Canadians. Kanji tries to present the minority side of the issues, … [Read more...]