Dec 16, 2022 Globe and Mail – Robert Fife and Stephen Chase RCMP probes elaborate scam targeting Canada’s largest Muslim organization There has always been an uneasy distance between charities and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRS) but this latest … [Read more...]
Colonial violence…
Dec 9, 2022 Globe and Mail – Tanya Talaga Genocide is not in Canada’s past. It is still happening, to this day The headline is in part reaction to the scene in Winnipeg where the authorities – politicians and police - are reluctant to begin a … [Read more...]
Outrageous…
Dec 7, 2022 CBC News Indigenous leaders and advocates in Winnipeg say the MMIWG crisis is a national state of emergency - 'It's become a genocide,' MLA Bernadette Smith says While Canada notes the 33rd anniversary of the 14 murdered women in … [Read more...]
Second chances…
Sept 30, 2022 Toronto Star - Emilie Coyle, Pamela Cross, Pam Hrick Sealing criminal records of marginalized people will improve many lives - When we use criminal records to determine suitability for jobs, housing and volunteering, we recreate … [Read more...]
Clean environment a human right…
Sept 2, 2022 United Nations Declaration: Climate and Environment UN General Assembly declares access to clean and healthy environment a universal human right “The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, welcomed the 'historic' decision and said … [Read more...]
Covid in jail…
Jan 3, 2022 Twitter from Alyshah Sanmati Hasham – Court Reporter for the Toronto Star (Dec 30, 2021) JAIL COVID UPDATE: There are outbreaks at: Brockville Jail, Maplehurst Correctional Complex, Niagara Detention Centre, Quinte Detention Centre, … [Read more...]
In Canada, eh…
June 9, 2020 Blogger Desmond Cole Remembering 27 Black, Indigenous, and racialized people killed by Canadian police Canadians have always been sheltered from the impact of police killings of Black and Indigenous people by the frequency and often … [Read more...]
Women offenses…
June 4, 2020 Prison Reform Trust and Blogger Russell Webster – Sarah Beresford Domestic abuse is a driver of women's offending Guest author Beresford present a view which would suggest it is time for a second look at the process of sentencing … [Read more...]
Money in jail…
Sept 5, 2019 The Guardian (UK) – Richard Davies From pecan pralines to ‘dots’ as currency: how the prison economy works From the Guardian’s long reads, this article introduces a convicted murderer’s career as a “prison journalist,” an inmate, … [Read more...]
The dark side…
July 26, 2019 Perilous Chronicle.com Hunger Strike at Edmonton Remand Centre, Alberta The hunger strike at the new Edmonton Remand Center may offer more than just a piece of news about discontent in prison. The additional flavour is that … [Read more...]