Feb 15, 2023 – Police drive city budgets… CBC Radio – Bob Becken 'Defund the police' calls in Canada began in 2020. Today, budgets continue to climb - 51% of Canadians supported the idea in 2020, according to a survey At one point, over … [Read more...]
Feb 12, 2013 – Prison reform…
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Feb 12, 2013 – Prison reform… Global News – David Fraser. The Canadian Press Watchdogs, MPs slam Canada’s prison officials on treatment of Black, Indigenous inmates The link is to an extensive account of people who monitor what happens in … [Read more...]
Feb 10, 2023 – Human decency…
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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...]
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Feb 3, 2023 – Who owes… Black History Month Reflection – Clyde Ross and the Protection of the Law The Atlantic (US) – Ta-Nehisi Coates The Case for Reparations: “Two hundred fifty years of slavery. Ninety years of Jim Crow. Sixty … [Read more...]
On the streets, in the jails…
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Jan 26, 2023 CBC News – Paige Parsons 6 deaths, 4 months: Central Edmonton violence prompts concern for vulnerable - Housing desperately needed, advocates say Cold, gangs, violence – that’s what people on the street confront in the attempt to … [Read more...]
Justice denied…
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Jan 23, 2023 National Post – Christopher Nardi Judge awards inmate nearly $200K for abuses and unlawful time in solitary confinement - Nothing in Ryan Richards’ character merited the treatment he received while imprisoned at three different … [Read more...]
Curbing violence…
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Jan 11, 2023 Toronto Star – Jeffrey Bradley and Irwin Waller Public safety comes from curbing violence, not just reacting to it - Smart investment in tackling the root causes of violence reduces the need for police responses after the fact. We … [Read more...]
The art of the con…
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Dec 15, 2022 New York Times – Phillip Atiba Goff The Root Cause of Violent Crime Is Not What We Think It Is This article is a must read for anyone who cares about the frustrating political context that condemns everyone to repeating what is … [Read more...]
Sentencing…
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Dec 4, 2022 Toronto Star – Daniel Brown Long-awaited reforms to criminal sentencing are also sound public health policy - Bill C-5 recognized drugs as a public health problem that should be addressed through treatment programs, not through … [Read more...]