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Tory law stands in the way of smart drug policy
the Respect for Communities Act makes it exceedingly difficult for public health and community agencies to apply for an exemption. Not only are the hurdles legislated by the legislation unnecessary and unjustifiable, but also in some places, they will be nearly impossible to overcome, even as the preventable toll of death and disease mounts… The law blatantly flouts the Charter of Rights and Freedoms… and is driven by stigma and prejudice…
Tags: crime prevention, Health, ideology, mental Health, rights, standard of living
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Supervised injection sites are imperfect – and better than the alternative
In a perfect world, no one would be abusing intravenous drugs. But in the messier reality we inhabit, people are overdosing and dying in disturbing numbers while communities are degraded by the consequences of a look-away, not-my-problem approach to drug use… Supervised injections sites won’t make drug abuse disappear. They may not even cut addiction rates. But they promise to cut the number of overdoses and deaths while reducing broader social and medical problems
Tags: crime prevention, disabilities, Health, ideology, mental Health, pharmaceutical, standard of living
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Toronto should welcome safe injection sites
Criminalizing drugs to prevent their distribution has failed. Increasing the policing of areas where drug users congregate has been unsuccessful in reducing drug use and its resultant ills. It became clear that other strategies were needed to reduce the social and economic consequences of drug use, regardless of whether we were reducing drug use itself… Individuals who use supervised injection services are less likely to suffer from the diseases experienced by other drug users. As well, they are offered support
Tags: crime prevention, disabilities, economy, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, standard of living
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Keeping drug users safe helps the entire city
Providing a secure place for people to use heroin and other injection drugs leads to cleaner, safer neighbourhoods. It boosts overall public health by reducing the spread of blood-borne infections, such as HIV and hepatitis C. And it saves money by lowering the huge cost associated with treating such conditions… staff at a supervised site are better placed to reach out to drug users, putting them in contact with counseling and rehabilitation programs as well as other health and social services.
Tags: crime prevention, disabilities, Health, ideology, mental Health, pharmaceutical, standard of living
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Why Big Business is a punching bag in U.S. campaign
The current U.S. campaign has seen attacks on Ford Motor Co., Apple Inc. and Kraft Heinz Co. for shipping jobs overseas… The financial markets are a moral cesspool… Big Business is accused of habitually poking its snout in the trough of corporate welfare… where would it begin in trying to counter the popular antipathy toward it? … How would Big Business defend itself against the excessive executive pay… the main reason… is that investors would be aroused.
Tags: crime prevention, economy, globalization, ideology, privatization, standard of living
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Canada Revenue targeted progressive non-profits while wealthy tax dodgers get free pass
Tax evasion by the rich, with fewer investigators to stop it. What could possibly go wrong? We aren’t talking chicken-feed here, either: an estimated $170 billion has been squirrelled away offshore. That’s a heck of a lot of tax avoidance, to put it mildly. A lot of missing revenue that could be put to good use on behalf of ordinary Canadians… now that the CRA rock has been turned over. This had better not be the final chapter.
Tags: crime prevention, economy, featured, globalization, ideology, standard of living
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Gender equality is an opportunity, not a threat
We should not be afraid of the word feminism. Feminism is about equal rights and opportunities for men and women, about everyone having the same choices without facing discrimination based on gender. Equality is not a threat, it is an opportunity. We must not fear equality. It is an essential part of any society that wants to be a leader in sustainable development, clean economic growth, social justice, peace and security.
Tags: crime prevention, featured, ideology, participation, rights, standard of living, women, youth
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How the Trudeau government can fix Canada’s broken bail system
In Canada today, there are more legally innocent people in prison than there are guilty ones. The innocent – about 55 per cent of total prison populations – are people charged with crimes, many of them minor, non-violent offences, who are being detained by a system that is punitive, inequitable and ultimately self-defeating… Pretrial detention rates have become unacceptable… The government has said it will reform the bail system. Now it must summon the courage to do it.
Tags: corrections, crime prevention, featured, ideology, standard of living
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Wynne commits $100M to curb violence against indigenous women
It consists of $80 million to support children, youth and families, including hiring 220 social workers; $15.75 million for steps to prevent human trafficking; $2.32 million in police and justice reforms; $1.15 million for violence awareness and prevention; $500,000 for improved collaboration with First Nations and Ottawa, and $750,000 for better data and research to track problems.
Tags: budget, crime prevention, Health, Indigenous, mental Health, women, youth
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Court victory for Ontario couple sets new precedent for precarious workers
The pair went on to spend three decades working together for a Toronto-area furniture company renovating kitchens. When the business closed in 2009, the Keenans were abruptly let go, with no notice or severance. The reason: their company had classified them as “independent contractors,” a category with no protection under Ontario’s employment laws.
Tags: crime prevention, economy, participation, pensions, rights, standard of living
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