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The Trafficked: It’s time to end the attitude of entitlement
The issue of sex trafficking of indigenous and vulnerable women and girls is part of a broader issue of women’s inequality and violence against women. In Canada, we continue to turn a blind eye to attitudes of entitlement that allow the buying and selling of women and girls. We have an obligation to recognize the fundamental evil facts and act on them… We need to ask ourselves who is buying women and girls and end this practice, because without demand, there is no crime.
Tags: crime prevention, Indigenous, poverty, standard of living, women, youth
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Lessons from the battle over an east-end homeless shelter
… there are two ways we can improve the conversation with the local community when a homeless shelter is proposed: increased education and transparency. We must spread the word that the homeless are more likely to be victims of crime than perpetrators. And, that in our society there are a multitude of ways that a person, through no fault of their own, can become homeless. To increase transparency… We must be completely clear… you do not get to choose your neighbours.
Tags: crime prevention, homelessness, participation, rights, standard of living
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Why does drunk driving get more attention than FASD?
In Canada there are more than 300,000 children with this disease. The lifetime cost for each child is five million dollars. So in Canada the cost to taxpayers of caring for those with FASD is in the millions. How can this medical and social tragedy be solved? … All social agencies agree prevention is the logical and cheapest one… Remember it’s not the government who is paying these bills, it’s you.
Tags: budget, child care, crime prevention, disabilities, Health, mental Health, rights, women, youth
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How to fix Ontario’s fragmented child welfare system
While greater coordination can be achieved through shared services and further amalgamations of children’s aid societies, the greatest gains would come from local service planning and co-ordination across levels of government, and sectors such as child welfare, youth justice, education and developmental services. Simcoe County’s Child, Youth and Family Services Coalition is an example of integrated planning and joint work to improve services.
Tags: child care, crime prevention, standard of living, youth
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Time to put the Charter first in law-making
Proactive accountability and transparency measures are sorely needed to help compel our government and parliamentarians — both present and future — to honour their fundamental duty to uphold the Charter throughout the law-making process. This is why CCLA has launched a new campaign called Charter First, which calls for the reform of our legislative process such that Charter rights are prioritized and Canadians are informed about the constitutionality of proposed bills.
Tags: crime prevention, featured, ideology, jurisdiction, participation, rights, standard of living
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At the heart of the Forcillo trial, a brave and thoughtful jury
… the jury set us all up very well for reasoned discussion about police use of lethal force more generally. The message from the jury is that police do a difficult job in dangerous circumstances and should therefore be accorded some latitude. But the latitude has limits that must be enforced. An appeal is inevitable… But for now we can see this case as an episode of direct democracy that worked well in challenging circumstances.
Tags: crime prevention, disabilities, featured, ideology, mental Health, participation, rights, standard of living
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Tribunal decision a legal and moral victory for First Nations children
… there are more indigenous children in foster care and other forms of state care today than there ever were in residential schools and, in many cases, the cultural dislocation and the abuse, psychological and sexual, are just as bad… “In the best interest of the child, all First Nations children and families living on-reserve should have an opportunity ‘… equal with other individuals to make for themselves the lives that they are able and wish to have and to have their needs accommodated, consistent with their duties and obligations as members of society.’ ”
Tags: budget, child care, crime prevention, featured, Health, Indigenous, mental Health, rights, standard of living
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Fiscal policy driven by discrimination
“It is only because of their race and/or national or ethnic origin that they suffer the adverse impacts . . . . in the provision of child and family services,’’ the Tribunal ruled. “Furthermore, these adverse impacts perpetuate the historical disadvantage and trauma suffered by aboriginal people, in particular as a result of the residential schools system.’’… This discriminatory system did happen under their watch, she says, although most were never made aware of the inequities perpetrated on aboriginal children.
Tags: budget, child care, crime prevention, featured, Health, housing, Indigenous, mental Health, participation, rights, standard of living
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When despair reigns, violence follows
… there are indigenous communities that are thriving, where the rates of violence, suicide and substance abuse are average or below average. What distinguishes them is what social scientists call “cultural continuity,” meaning that, collectively, people have self-determination, and, individually, a sense of belonging… In short, having control over local institutions, and a collective sense of history and culture, helps shield vulnerable members, such as young people.
Tags: crime prevention, Health, Indigenous, mental Health, poverty, standard of living
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Why outdated thinking means Canada spends too much money on policing
… dozens of best practices that have allowed police departments around the world to reduce staffing while increasing the effectiveness of their patrols… it makes no sense having an armed, trained police officer earning $100,000 a year directing traffic, investigating bylaw infractions, typing up notes from a taped interview, providing courthouse security, or doing any number of jobs that are below their pay grade.
Tags: budget, crime prevention, featured, ideology, standard of living
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