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Higher taxation is back on the table
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Oct. 25, 2011
Social justice is not a phrase to which modern-day Conservatives are winsomely attracted. But they might do well to pay heed. Both here and abroad, the climate is changing… The Milton Friedman foundation, from which the past three decades of economics have taken their cue, is on shaky ground… the long run of wreckage being witnessed now may result in another great turn… Canadians have a history, until recently at least, of accepting higher taxation levels as the price for a more just and egalitarian society.
Tags: featured, participation, standard of living, tax
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Landlords face no punishment for discrimination in online ads
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Oct 6, 2011
Only Muslims need apply. It’s the exact kind of specifications the Ontario Human Rights Commission recently warned landlords against putting in their online classified ads —any denial of a prospective tenant due to race, ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age and disability, among other things, is grounds for discrimination according to the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s housing policy and the Ontario Human Rights Code.
Tags: housing, multiculturalism, rights, standard of living
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Binnie’s wise words on unclogging courts
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
Sep. 28, 2011
Murder trials that once took five to seven days now take five to seven months to complete, and sometimes even last for years… Civil trials have doubled in length over 10 years, to 25.7 hours on average (she cited Vancouver figures). “As the delay increases, swift, predictable justice, which is the most powerful deterrent of crime, vanishes.”
Tags: participation, rights, standard of living
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David Johnston’s welcome words to lawyers
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Aug. 17, 2011
Some of his most challenging remarks were about what lawyers need to do to maintain the public’s trust. In the collapse of Wall Street, “how many lawyers ‘papered’ the deals that involved fraudulent statements of assets, liabilities, income and valuations? … A former law dean, Mr. Johnston challenged the law schools not to obsess over the intellectual qualifications of entering students, but to look more broadly at their “ethical sensibility and depth,” personal relationships, wisdom, judgment and leadership. He would also ensure “a broad and extensive focus on ethics in law school.”
Tags: ideology, rights, standard of living
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Wake-up call from top judge
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
Aug 15 2011
Four years ago, Beverley McLachlin, Canada’s chief justice, delivered a blunt warning. “The most advanced justice system in the world is a failure if it does not provide justice to the people it is meant to serve,” she told the Empire Club of Canada. “Unfortunately, many Canadian men and women find themselves unable, mainly for financial reasons, to access the Canadian justice system.”… Governments also must do better. The right to a fair trial is guaranteed in the Constitution. Yet legal aid is offered only to the poorest of the poor. Many services are not covered. Most provinces are cutting funding.
Tags: ideology, privatization, rights, standard of living
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Chief Justice supports criticism of Kenney
Sunday, August 14th, 2011
Aug 13, 2011
Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin applauded the Canadian Bar Association on Saturday for protesting comments Kenney made last winter, when he said Federal Court judges weren’t toeing the line of the Harper government’s immigration policies. “…one of the elements of our commitment to the rule of law is a deep, cultural belief in and confidence in the judiciary.
Tags: ideology, immigration, multiculturalism, rights
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Dream of affordable justice fades
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Aug 09 2011
Government cutbacks have forced legal aid providers to restrict their services to all but the abjectly poor… The lion’s share of the money — 75 per cent in Ontario — is earmarked for criminal cases. That means there is little to no help available to deal with family breakups, child custody wrangles, eviction orders, mortgage foreclosures and the aftermath of natural disasters.
Tags: budget, poverty, rights, standard of living
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The Great White tax haven
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
July 19, 2011
While Canada is reforming and lowering its taxes, politicians in other developed countries—those faced with crushing debt loads and economic stagnation—are turning a hungry eye to the bank accounts of their richest citizens. At the same time, instability in the Middle East and Asia means wealthy individuals are looking for a safe place to move their families. Where they might have flocked to the U.S. in the past, many now see Canada as the better option. Tax specialists even use terms like “the Great White tax haven” and “Switzerland of the North” when talking about Canada.
Tags: economy, featured, globalization, ideology, standard of living, tax
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No justice for the intellectually disabled
Monday, July 18th, 2011
Jun 10 2011
… it is only the already disadvantaged category of witnesses … who must answer questions about their understanding of the duty to tell the truth,” added LEAF legal director Joanna Birenbaum. “No other category of witness is required to do so… “There is consensus that access to justice for persons with mental disabilities is a critical issue … While there are a number of reasons why women with mental disabilities are so highly targeted for sexual assault, the staggering rates of assault are in part because of these women’s lack of access to justice.”
Tags: crime prevention, disabilities, rights, women
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Deal tries to hush up disgrace of Caledonia
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
Jul 11, 2011
There was a double standard — two-tiered or race-based policing, with natives allowed to break the law with impunity — at work in that town, in 2006 and until the present day. Anyone who imagines Caledonia is peaceful now is correct. It is. And that’s because non-native residents know not to even attempt to set foot on the old DCE, and so do the OPP. It is de facto Six Nations territory, won through weakness on the government side and intimidation on the other… this story remains Ontario’s greatest modern disgrace.
Tags: crime prevention, Indigenous, rights
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