Posts Tagged ‘crime prevention’
How come it takes a right-wing convoy for courts to uphold law and order?
Friday, August 14th, 2026
“Protesters intimidate, harass and exclude others, while claiming their Charter right to ‘free expression and peaceful assembly’ prevents police from laying charges. To date, various police forces have tacitly agreed, limiting charges to actual physical violence or threats. Lax enforcement has emboldened protesters, leading to groups marching in residential neighbourhoods, chanting hateful rhetoric.”
Tags: crime prevention, ideology, jurisdiction, rights
Posted in Governance Policy Context | 2 Comments »
Carney government makes long-awaited move to restrict social media access for children
Friday, June 12th, 2026
The Carney Liberals have introduced a revamped online harms bill that would restrict access to social media for those under 16, make AI chatbots safer, and impose new rules on digital platforms… The bill does not lay out what those safeguards must be, but suggests that some of the criteria platforms must meet could include special accounts designed for children, parental controls, and other unspecified design features… measures to reduce the addictive nature of social media and deploying safe search settings.
Tags: crime prevention, Education, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, youth
Posted in Child & Family Policy Context | 16 Comments »
How structural inequality fuels Black youth recruitment into cycles of violence
Wednesday, May 13th, 2026
The same conditions that leave Black boys vulnerable to recruitment into exploitative and violent economies leave Indigenous youth vulnerable too… if it costs close to $97,000 a year to keep a youth in custody, how might those resources be better invested in supporting young people? … the target of abolition work is not prisons, but a society that makes prisons necessary… how do we build communities where fewer young people are vulnerable to recruitment before they encounter violence at all.
Tags: crime prevention, Indigenous, multiculturalism, participation, poverty, standard of living, youth
Posted in Equality Debates | 24 Comments »
Ottawa renews funding for Toronto youth-crime prevention programs
Wednesday, April 1st, 2026
… it will top up funding for Toronto programs intended to prevent gun and gang violence among young people… to address the root causes of youth violence … “we cannot do it by arresting people to submission” … as of last year, Toronto saw a 43 per cent decrease in shootings and firearm-related incidents, and a 35 per cent reduction in youth shootings and firearm-related violence.
Tags: budget, crime prevention, jurisdiction, multiculturalism, youth
Posted in Child & Family Delivery System | 12 Comments »
Carney government replacing Islamophobia and antisemitism envoys with advisory council
Wednesday, February 4th, 2026
The council on “Rights, Equality and Inclusion” will be made up of Canadian academics, experts and community leaders “with a mission to foster social cohesion, rally Canadians around shared identity, combat racism and hate in all their forms, and help guide the efforts of the Government of Canada… “Disagreement is legitimate, harmful or abusive conduct, including disinformation, is not.”
Tags: crime prevention, jurisdiction, multiculturalism, participation, rights
Posted in Equality Debates | 1 Comment »
Donald Trump’s war on narcoterrorism is misguided: Cocaine is not the problem
Monday, December 22nd, 2025
The opioid problem is not an import… it is sustained by cheaper, and even more dangerous, synthetics prepared (often domestically) in illicit labs… It is traceable, in microeconomic terms, not to the abundant supply of illegal opioids, but to the widespread demand for them… A great many Americans feel hopeless. Their lives have been immiserated, socially and economically… Maybe they could… bolster the welfare state, or create jobs that lift people out of poverty?
Tags: crime prevention, globalization, Health, ideology, mental Health, poverty
Posted in Child & Family Debates | 1 Comment »
The federal government tables bail reform bill: 5 ways to strengthen Canada’s bail system
Sunday, October 26th, 2025
We offer concrete solutions that will enhance fairness, public safety and democratic accountability…To build safer communities, the federal government should follow through on its commitment to invest in support services while also helping provinces better monitor and enforce bail conditions. Doing so will ease pressure on the legal system while improving outcomes for people and communities.
Tags: corrections, crime prevention, ideology, jurisdiction
Posted in Child & Family Delivery System | No Comments »
Carney government’s hate-crimes bill to ban display of terror and hate symbols
Monday, September 22nd, 2025
The ban will target symbols of government-designated terror groups and other hate symbols like Nazi imagery… where the display is meant to show “detestation” or “vilification” towards an identifiable groups, such as Jews, Muslims or members of the LGBTQ+ community. The bill… will also allow police to lay charges for “hate propaganda”… outlaw the “intimidation” or “obstruction” of places of worship and other community spaces…
Tags: crime prevention, ideology, multiculturalism, rights
Posted in Inclusion Policy Context | No Comments »
Why bolstering post-secondary education for former youth in care is a wise investment
Thursday, August 7th, 2025
When youth age out of care… they are expected to navigate adulthood with no family network, limited life skills and inadequate financial supports. The result is a predictable cycle of poverty, homelessness and criminalization. The cost of this approach is staggering… In Ontario, every dollar invested in extended care from ages 21 to 25 could yield $1.36 million in savings or earnings over a lifetime through improved educational attainment, reduced reliance on social benefits, lower rates of criminal justice involvement and increased contributions through taxes.
Tags: crime prevention, Education, participation, poverty, youth
Posted in Child & Family Debates | No Comments »
9 supervised consumption sites in Ontario are switching to drug recovery treatment hubs
Monday, January 6th, 2025
The sites selected are within 200 metres of schools and licensed child-care centres in Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, Kitchener, Guelph and Thunder Bay. They will be converted into what the province calls Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hubs, with 10 others also being created across the province… Applications for the remaining HART Hubs are under review and will be announced in the coming weeks.
Tags: crime prevention, jurisdiction, pharmaceutical
Posted in Health Delivery System | 170 Comments »
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