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Give kids in child welfare system a voice
The proposed legislation would put children at the centre of the decision-making process about their own welfare. It would require that children be consulted about decisions affecting their well-being, “listened to and respected.” … Taylor’s bill reminds authorities not only to listen to the child, but to be an advocate for them.
Tags: child care, crime prevention, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, participation, rights, standard of living, youth
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In scathing ruling, Federal Court says CSIS bulk data collection illegal
The Federal Court of Canada faulted Canada’s domestic spy agency Thursday for unlawfully amassing data, for misusing its surveillance warrants and for not being forthright with judges who authorize its intelligence programs. The court is also revealing that CSIS no longer needs warrants to collect Canadians’ tax records because of changes wrought by Bill C-51.
Tags: crime prevention, featured, ideology, jurisdiction, rights
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Toronto’s rising murder rate is no reason to panic
Like many other largely safe cities, Toronto contains neighbourhoods beset by profound, often socially rooted problems… like many across North America, is grappling with the rising “propensity to use firearms”… The problems of crime and violence are best addressed with the community, not against it… much-needed modernization will be rooted in three principles – “trust, accountability and transparency.”
Tags: crime prevention, ideology, jurisdiction, poverty, rights, standard of living
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New indigenous court system could set precedents across the country
Imagine a legal system where the goal wasn’t punishment, but to “restore relationships and harmony in the community.” … a court system with that very purpose has been operating in the Mohawk community of Akwesasne since Aug. 12… the Justice Department is holding talks between the federal, Ontario and Quebec governments to draft a framework to recognize the new legal system… The court could set a good precedent for other indigenous communities and there is much that federal and provincial courts could learn from it.
Tags: crime prevention, featured, ideology, Indigenous, jurisdiction, poverty, standard of living
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Cotler challenge would force Trudeau to match human rights talk with action
Irwin Cotler, the human rights lawyer and former Liberal justice minister, has noted the Liberal government’s much-professed determination to “re-engage” with the UN, and made a laudable suggestion: Canada should use its position to vote against the re-election of members with objectionable records, and publicly reveal its vote… Keeping the globe’s worst human rights offenders off a commission meant to police such offenses seem like a very good place to start
Tags: crime prevention, featured, globalization, jurisdiction, rights
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INSIDE OUT: The decline of parole and the fundamentals of Canada’s penal system
… those who work with ex-offenders, insist it is time for a massive rethink… “Maybe we should go with a more structured statutory-release mechanism,” says Catherine Latimer, executive director of the John Howard Society. That is: Scrap parole, save $57-million on the annual administration of the parole board, and try something like the format used on youth offenders – for every two days served in prison, one day spent under community supervision.
Tags: corrections, crime prevention, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, participation
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Are the police in Ontario laying too many charges?
Justice ministry officials have argued… that separating the investigative role of police from the prosecutorial role of the Crown provides a system of checks and balances. Perhaps. But better police-prosecutor co-operation has clearly reduced the number of unnecessary charges in Quebec and B.C. At the same time, there’s no sign the approach has led to undercharging of actual offenders. It’s time Ontario took a serious look at how criminal charges are laid.
Tags: budget, crime prevention, ideology, jurisdiction, standard of living
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To cut down on overdose deaths, save the Good Samaritans
The proposed legislation… would amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to exempt from charges of possession anyone who seeks emergency medical or law-enforcement assistance for themselves or another person overdosing on a controlled substance. This type of legislation is long overdue… The new law, if adopted, would protect people from prosecution for possession of drugs, but not from charges of impaired driving or trafficking.
Tags: crime prevention, Health, ideology
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Think tank releases report card on Canada’s justice system
… there’s an awful lot of people being dragged through the Ontario criminal justice system who are ultimately having their charges stayed, withdrawn or acquitted. That is costing millions of dollars to the province but it’s also plugging up the system so that really important cases don’t make it through… And, in fact, there’s no national statistics that you can get broken down by province and territory on recidivism rates
Tags: budget, corrections, crime prevention, Indigenous
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