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The War on Drugs has been lost. It’s time to try something else
Portugal has not taken the logical next step of shouldering out the dealers and taking over controlled distribution of drugs itself. This is the path that Canada and the American states of Colorado and Oregon have embarked upon with marijuana… As it prepares the rules for marijuana sales and use, the federal government should examine the Portuguese model, as well as the disastrous drug war in the U.S.
Tags: budget, crime prevention, disabilities, Health, ideology, mental Health, pharmaceutical, standard of living
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How to Win a War on Drugs
… let’s be clear on what Portugal did and didn’t do. First, it didn’t change laws on drug trafficking: Dealers still go to prison. And it didn’t quite legalize drug use, but rather made the purchase or possession of small quantities (up to a 10-day supply) not a crime but an administrative offense, like a traffic ticket. Offenders are summoned to a “Dissuasion Commission” hearing — an informal meeting at a conference table with social workers who try to prevent a casual user from becoming addicted.
Tags: budget, corrections, crime prevention, disabilities, Health, ideology, mental Health, participation, pharmaceutical, standard of living
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9 Times Canada’s Labour Movement Made History and Shaped the Country We Live in Today
… it’s not that hard to find examples of how the labour movement helped shape the country we live in today. Whether they’re fighting for shorter work days or better wages, the labour movement has done more than just improve working conditions for ordinary people – by standing up to powerful elites, time and again, Canada’s labour movement set in motion series of events that changed the course of history and moved Canada forward. Here are just nine examples…
Tags: crime prevention, economy, featured, Health, jurisdiction, participation, rights, standard of living
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Ontario to sell cannabis at government-run stores, online
Despite calls from many premiers for more guidance on the file, the federal government has committed to legalizing the recreational use of the drug by July 1. But, to date, Ottawa has indicated that it will leave the contentious issues of regulating the wholesale distribution and retailing of cannabis up to the provinces and territories.
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Why you should care that our civil-justice system is broken
… in order for our economy to function properly, people need to believe that contractual, property and other legal rights mean something. But they can only mean something if they are enforceable… From a purely economic, risk-management perspective, a civil claim worth less than $75,000 (and that figure is probably low)… is rarely worth fighting to a final determination. In most cases, the potential recovery is simply not large enough to justify the risk.
Tags: crime prevention, economy, ideology, rights
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Time to regulate occupational health and safety professionals
… home inspectors, paramedics and human resources professionals are now regulated in some form in one or more provinces. In fact, provinces are increasingly regulating a suite of health professionals that may include everyone from dental hygienists to diagnostic sonographers, but not OHS professionals… Regulating OHS professionals as other countries have done would be a significant step forward in making Canada’s workplaces safer and healthier.
Tags: crime prevention, disabilities, Health, mental Health, standard of living
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How Canada got addicted to fentanyl
The supply chain for illicit fentanyl begins in China, but the problems Canada is experiencing start right here at home: No other country in the world consumes more prescription opioids on a per-capita basis, according to a recent United Nations report. The widespread use of prescription opioids is behind the rise of a new class of drug addicts, many of whom are turning to the black market to feed their habit… many of those deaths could have been avoided.
Tags: crime prevention, featured, globalization, Health, mental Health, pharmaceutical
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Mentally ill people need to be calmed down, not shot
No one is suggesting that police stand there and allow themselves to be stabbed or beaten. De-escalation training teaches that not drawing a weapon in the first place can prevent the threats; offering help instead of screaming “drop the weapon,” can change an interaction… police forces now employ crisis intervention teams that include unarmed social workers, backed up by police who carry shields and tasers instead of guns.
Tags: crime prevention, disabilities, ideology, mental Health
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The Trudeau government should not delay on sentencing reforms
The Harper government’s crackdown on crime, even as crime continued its steady, decades-long decline, drove up the cost of the criminal justice system by billions of dollars and increased the federal prison population by 25 per cent… They have clogged our prisons, drained the public coffers, unnecessarily criminalized minor offenders and contributed to a national crisis of court delays that profoundly undermines both justice and public safety.
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Don’t outlaw hateful speech, counter it
The right to free expression comes with a responsibility to counter bad and dangerous ideas, whether through a collective commitment to education or the use of the political bully pulpit. The state, and in particular our political leaders, must protect free speech, while also making sure to expose hate for what it is, and certainly never pandering to it… allowing hate in the public square carries risks, but more dangerous still is trying to bury it.
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