Feb 7, 2022 CNN - Esha Mitra Some people in a cheering crowd called for her to be raped. Many were women There is on occasion an article that merits attention simply because the implications and impact are horrendous. This article is one of … [Read more...]
First sting…
July 17, 2020 by
July 17, 2020 Toronto Star - Alyshah Hasham A criminal charge, even minor, can trap Ontarians in a ‘vicious cycle’ of unrelated problems, report finds Much of the prison reform thinking has brought with it a need to examine the initial exposures … [Read more...]
Black voices…
July 24, 2017 by
July 24, 2017 Toronto Star – Royson James Get ready — Toronto’s next wave of Black voices will be more urgent, strident and radical Following the publication of the Black Experience Project, chronicling Black life in the GTA, James offers the … [Read more...]
Sex and drink…
April 2, 2017 by
April 2, 2017 Globe and Mail - Zosia Bielski 'When will feminism stop enabling stupidity?': Welcome to the feminist flame wars Here’s an unusual view sure to enable a great deal of controversy. The thesis is in a new book called Unwanted … [Read more...]
Red zones and bail…
March 3, 2017 by
Mar 3, 2017 The Megaphone / Tyee (BC) – Stefanie Seccia ‘Red Zones’ Set the Marginalized Up for More Trouble, Study Finds The link offers a connection to a couple of sources where the questions around bail conditions include “red zones,” or place … [Read more...]
Peacemaker or warrior…
July 12, 2015 by
July 12, 2015 Toronto Star – Michael Valpy Peacemaker or warrior? Canada faces identity crisis Valpy recalls Allan Gotlieb’s discussion in the 70’s around the mythology buried in the Canadian identity. The Danes make good furniture and … [Read more...]
After jail, then what?
October 3, 2014 by
Oct. 3, 2014 iPolitics – Steve Sullivan Tough talk on crime is cheap — which is why Conservatives like it After serving over 20 years for a violent sex crime, Raymond Lee Caissie has been arrested and charged with the murder of Surrey, BC’s … [Read more...]
The Warden and the NPB
January 18, 2013 by
January 17, 2013 Canada.com - Christie Blatchford Warden goes against parole board, grants temporary absence to convicted murderer The decision by a CSC warden to give a lifer a temporary absence in spite of a National Parole Board decision not … [Read more...]