Smart Justice Network A hope for the season: Professor Benjamin Perrin: Law professor at Peter Allard School of Law at UBC and author of Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial “I am encouraged and excited that there already exist … [Read more...]
Law and Justice…
February 28, 2022 by
Feb 28, 2022 Winnipeg Free Press – Katie May Seeking a new system of peacemaking - Treaty 2 First Nations developing alternative system of law The Treaty 2 First Nations have a vision of justice based on the Anishinaabe traditions. Chantell … [Read more...]
Pardons, again…
January 11, 2022 by
Jan 10, 2022 Toronto Star Editorial Board (Jan 10, 2022) The pardon system perpetuates disadvantage. Ottawa should fix it - ‘By limiting opportunities for employment and education, the cumbersome pardon system is perpetuating disadvantage.’ The … [Read more...]
At last…
January 5, 2022 by
Jan. 6, 2022 CBC News - Olivia Stefanovich and Nick Boisvert Ottawa releases early details of landmark $40B First Nations child welfare agreement - Agreement still needs sign-off from Canadian Human Rights Tribunal and Federal Court The federal … [Read more...]
Jump ahead!
December 10, 2021 by
Dec. 10, 2021 Institute for Research on Public Policy (Policy Options Canada) - Navjot Kaur and Bavneet Chauhan How can we improve our criminal justice system? The link summarizes the long practice of hard line theory around crime and punishment, … [Read more...]
Still there…
October 1, 2020 by
Oct 1, 2020 National RJ Symposium: Amplify, Invite and Modify Call for presenters – Deadline Oct. 5, 2020 – Virtual Symposium Nov. 16, 17 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NRJS2020/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/2020NRJS Canadian … [Read more...]
A crack for light…
September 29, 2020 by
Sept 28, 2020 CBC News Nova Scotia premier apologizes for systemic racism in justice system Details are scarce at this point but Premier Stephen McNeil has apologised to Nova Scotians and acknowledged that the legal system “has marginalized” … [Read more...]
A deliberate policy…
January 21, 2020 by
Jan 21, 2020 Ottawa Citizen – Lisa Kerr and Anthony N. Doob What happened to the Liberal promise of criminal justice system reform? First, the authors treat us to a review of the items under which we were promised reform and then they walk us … [Read more...]
Alternatives work…
July 18, 2019 by
July 18, 2019 – CBC News – Emma Davie Atlantic Canada has an enviable problem: its youth jails are emptying out All eyes should be on Nova Scotia’s remarkable achievement: the province has fewer than 30 inmates in its four long term youth jails. … [Read more...]
Two sides of honor…
March 8, 2019 by
Mar 7, 2019 Toronto Star - Tanya Talaga The rightful honouring of Ed Metatawabin by a two-sided Canada Here is a rather pointed contrast and equally pointed explanation why there remains obstacles to the resolution of the Indigenous residential … [Read more...]