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...]
Why basic income works…
January 9, 2023 by
Jan 9, 2023 Basic Income / Business Insider (US) - Jason Lalljee Meet a single mom who transformed her life through a guaranteed income program that gives her $1,800 every 3 months. It helped her get a car, a new job, and move into a better … [Read more...]
Deadly force…
May 4, 2021 by
May 4, 2021 CBC News - Inayat Singh 2020 already a particularly deadly year for people killed in police encounters, CBC research shows - CBC’s Deadly Force database looks at role of race, mental health in deaths This report dates from July 2020 … [Read more...]
Mental health and police deaths…
April 6, 2018 by
April 6, 2018 CBC News - Katie Nicholson, Jacques Marcoux Most Canadians killed in police encounters since 2000 had mental health or substance abuse issues - More than 460 people have died in encounters with police in Canada since 2000 The … [Read more...]
Travesty…
January 8, 2018 by
Jan 8, 2018 Toronto Star – Vicky Mochama Treatment of women in Canadian prisons a human rights travesty The number of women incarcerated is growing at alarming rates, especially Indigenous women (37% over the last ten years without crime rate … [Read more...]
Police and human rights…
December 3, 2017 by
Dec 3, 2017 National Post - Shawn Jeffords, Canadian Press Complaints of racial profiling, discrimination by Toronto police focus of human rights inquiry Ontario Human Rights Chief Commissioner Renu Mandhane has announced an inquiry into racial … [Read more...]
SCC appointees…
August 2, 2016 by
Aug 2, 2016 Globe and Mail – Stephen Chase Ottawa overhauls process for selecting Supreme Court justices The Liberal government thinks the way we appointment members of the SCC is too partisan and unaccountable. Starting with the replacement for … [Read more...]
Branches of government…
July 10, 2015 by
July 9, 2015 LawNow - Lorraine Snyder and Dustin Martin Democratic Governance: The Constitution and Canada’s Branches of Government The article is a good primer for legal lay people witnessing the current tensions between the PMO and the … [Read more...]