Oct 20, 2023 – Vos visages… Centre des Services de Justice Réparatrice (QC) Je verrai toujours vos visages… This link involves a little known film connection between Quebec’s justice restaurative, or restorative justice. that was … [Read more...]
Ripe Islamophobia…
Dec 12, 2022 Toronto Star – Shree Paradkar A four-year study has mapped out ‘The Canadian Islamophobia Industry’ - Report describes an ecosystem that comprises media outlets, Islamophobia influencers and more “Wilfrid Laurier professor Jasmin … [Read more...]
Power and democracy…
Sept 9, 2022 The Lawyer’s Daily – John L. Hill Myles Sanderson parole decisions The loss of life and the injuries in the Sanderson case has the power to move us to outrage and insistence on the harshest interpretation of legal punishment as a … [Read more...]
Questions…
July 7, 2022 Toronto Star – Steve Buist and Rachel Mendleson Unjust invasions happening across Canada as police mislead courts, bungle warrants and violate suspects’ rights - On more than 40 occasions, judges took serious action to correct the … [Read more...]
Re-entry jobs…
May 13, 2022 Lawyer’s Daily – John Hill Finding a job for ex-con… This link elaborates on the difficulty of all formerly incarcerated persons in getting employment once released. There is usually a question on a job app about criminal record … [Read more...]
On-line…
May 2, 2022 The Conversation (Queen’s) - F. Haider Alvi, Deborah Hurst, Janice Thomas, Martha Cleveland-Innes Four lessons from online learning that should stick after the pandemic Lots of parents and educators as well as social media people … [Read more...]
Rainbow people…
April 29, 2022 Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories The link is to Stats Can’s latest offering on Canada’s population, its growth and directions for the near future. … [Read more...]
Hiccups…
Mar 30, 2022 Lawyer’s Daily – John Hill Delays in prison justice, revisited Hill responds to a response from Corrections Canada to the suggestion that CSC has unreasonable delays in answering complaints from persons imprisoned. After listing a … [Read more...]
Victim to perpetrator…
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...]
Pardons, again…
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...]