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Senate report on court delays gets at big truths about criminal justice system
… if a country is smart on community safety, the first order of business is to acknowledge that most offenders don’t belong in prison except for those who commit violent crime — convicted murderers, rapists, child abusers, etc. The committee never explicitly says that prison should be for the few, not the many, but it’s that principle that drives its cry for reform – for better ways to handle impaired driving offences, for more restorative justice, for alternatives to jail.
Tags: corrections, crime prevention, featured, ideology, standard of living
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Health-care system a free-for-all for double-dipping doctors
There is no question that waits for surgery are too long… due to an array of engineering and administrative shortcomings. The solution to these problems is to fix the public system, to make it more efficient… in countries that deliver care efficiently and cost-effectively, publicly funded care is administered well, and privately funded care is regulated well.
Tags: crime prevention, Health, ideology, jurisdiction
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It’s time to fix solitary confinement. Here’s how
… here is the minimum that pan-Canadian standards must accomplish in order to be meaningful… “Solitary confinement,” or “segregation,” … is an amorphous concept in Canada… With a consistent definition and proper training, prison staff will be able to better track how long inmates are being kept in solitary… Stop putting mentally ill people in solitary… Require independent oversight… Legislation, not guidelines
Tags: corrections, crime prevention, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, rights, standard of living
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Doctors tortured patients at Ontario mental-health centre, judge rules
Patients at a maximum-security mental-health facility in Ontario were tortured by medical doctors over a 17-year period in unethical and degrading human experiments, a judge has ruled in a lawsuit. The techniques used on the patients between 1966 and 1983 included solitary confinement, as treatment and as punishment; the administration of hallucinogens and delirium-producing drugs, including LSD; and brainwashing methods developed by the CIA
Tags: corrections, crime prevention, disabilities, ideology, mental Health, rights
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Concerns that Liberal anti-terror bill looks to protect rights at expense of security
The problem is, as the government’s own report on its consultations makes clear, the “secret and complex nature” of national security work means Canadians have no idea whether law enforcement officers need additional powers… The disruption provision allows CSIS to seek a court warrant to break laws or breach Charter rights, short of causing bodily harm or obstructing justice.
Tags: crime prevention, featured, globalization, ideology, rights, Senate
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Passing laws one step in war on opioid overdoses
… now there’s an urgent need to ensure its implementation is not bound up in bureaucratic red tape… provincial and territorial health authorities must not impose… unduly burdensome operational requirements that effectively delay their scaleup… such bureaucratic delays are deadly… there is a pressing need to expand access to treatment options for people with problematic substance use…
Tags: crime prevention, Health, mental Health
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To solve Canada’s social housing problem, we should look to Britain’s privatization schemes
… the needy would be able to rent newly-built, city-owned houses at subsidized rates for a fixed period of 10 to 15 years. The houses would then be offered for sale at a discount, with the tenants having first dibs at becoming owners of their own homes — something that is beyond reach for most renters… tenants will be likely to set aside the money they’ll need for the ultimate down payment 10 or 15 years hence, invest in their property’s upkeep, and develop a commitment to the safety of the neighbourhoods
Tags: budget, crime prevention, economy, featured, housing, ideology, participation, poverty, standard of living
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The case for abolishing solitary confinement
… some sort of segregation will continue to be needed for inmates at risk of assault, such as sex offenders and police officers liable to retaliation. Yet there is no reason why this should amount to the extreme deprivation of solitary confinement. With electronic communications, telephones, books and visits it should be possible for inmates to avoid mental deterioration… Solitary confinement should be abolished, not only for juveniles and the mentally ill (priorities), but all solitary, for federal and provincial/territorial prisons.
Tags: crime prevention, featured, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, standard of living
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Finance Minister Bill Morneau vows to close ‘unfair’ tax loopholes
“When people see that the tax system is stacked against them, they can get frustrated. We need to make sure that everyone — especially including the middle class, the large group of people who don’t have access to these sort of planning methodologies — feels that the system is working for them.” … The secrecy afforded to private corporations is a central concern in the fight against tax unfairness…
Tags: crime prevention, economy, featured, ideology, jurisdiction, participation, privatization, tax
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Call inquest into group home deaths
There’s concern about minimum standards – including the frequency of fire inspections and whether homes have proper fire safety plans. Beyond that, staff in these homes have no minimum training requirements and tend to be poorly paid. It’s a formula for failure. Ontario has more than 15,000 young people in foster and group homes. There’s plenty of evidence that they don’t get the kind of care they deserve…
Tags: crime prevention, Health, Indigenous, mental Health, standard of living, youth
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