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Michael Bryant urges repeal of law that ‘criminalizes homelessness’
… it cost Toronto police almost $1 million in time to hand out $4 million in tickets between 2000 and 2010 — 99 per cent of which are never paid because homeless people cannot afford the fines that range from $60 to $500… Mary Birdsell, of the Justice for Children and Youth Legal Clinic, said the Act is “a primitive and degrading response to homelessness… It is mean, it is bullying, and it is beneath us”
Tags: crime prevention, ideology, mental Health, poverty, rights, standard of living
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Consider how to prevent sexual assault
… we need to think about how to respond to sexual assaults, but we also need to consider how to prevent them… First, we need to initiate conversations about masculinity. Men are bombarded by violent, sexist and homophobic messages from every corner of our culture… Second, we need to better educate young people about consent… Third, we need to provide bystander training that teaches everyone… how to speak up and take action should they witness inappropriate behaviour.
Tags: crime prevention, ideology, mental Health, standard of living, women
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How much is Canada losing to overseas tax evasion?
An analysis of the difference between what is owed in taxes and what is actually collected would provide a means of measuring the CRA’s performance and the scale of overseas tax evasion. The CRA, however, has blocked any attempt by the PBO to acquire the necessary information… Not only does the government not want to estimate the tax gap, it doesn’t want anyone else to try to do it, either.
Tags: crime prevention, economy, globalization, ideology, tax
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Ottawa undoing progress made in wake of Polytechnique massacre
Bill C-42, currently before the House of Commons, will further relax controls on handguns and make decisions about the classification of military weapons the purview of politicians rather than police… The police continue to insist that the government must ban military weapons. And some of our political leaders are stepping up — doing the right thing… most encouraging is the emergence of the next generation of gun control activists. Generation Action…
Tags: crime prevention, ideology, rights, standard of living
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Supreme Court of Canada ruling makes honesty the law for businesses
In a unanimous ruling, a panel of seven Supreme Court justices rewrote centuries-old common law to clarify bewildering Canadian case law about the legal duty of businesses to act in good faith with companies and people with whom they have contracts. Some areas of contractual law, such as employment, franchise and insurance agreements, already require a duty of good faith, but no such standard exists in the broader arena of commercial contracts.
Tags: crime prevention, ideology, rights, standard of living
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Power may not corrupt, but it sure does facilitate
… this combination of effects – power-related increases in testosterone, impaired risk perception, increased risk-taking, increased objectification, a tendency to stereotype, potentially decreased empathy – is a dangerous cocktail. It’s easy to see how it could facilitate unsavoury exploits… power does not cause unsavoury behaviour, but it may make it more likely for particular people to act in damaging ways.
Tags: crime prevention, standard of living
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Jian Ghomeshi and the problem of narcissistic male rage
From what dynamics does this narcissistic male anger flow? A narcissist sees and experiences the world primarily with respect to his own needs. It is all about him; other people merely supply or frustrate these needs, seeming to lack individuality, dignity or needs of their own… The growth of a healthy self depends on emotionally rich, attuned interactions with parents who are emotionally present and available. Stressed, depressed or anxious parents, or those who were themselves traumatized, may be incapable of providing their children with such interactions.
Tags: crime prevention, mental Health, standard of living, women
Posted in Child & Family Debates | 2 Comments »
We can’t legislate lost souls
Much of the public discourse has been about the need to tighten security, to crack down on radical elements in society. But violence is not strictly a public security issue. It’s also a serious and largely neglected public health issue. We’re probably healthier and safer than we have been at any time in history, but the spectre of violence and fear hangs over us… The malaise and desperation that results in young men killing themselves and others is not going to be legislated or policed away.
Tags: crime prevention, economy, ideology, mental Health, youth
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New book unpacks myth of ‘Black dangerousness’ and racism in Canada
The Dirty War, a new book in the Our Schools/Our Selves series, paints a chilling picture of life experiences and opportunities for young Black men in our current social, cultural, economic and political circumstances. In drawing from these sources, author Charles C. Smith conveys the persistent and intended violence and chaos in the lives of Black peoples.
Tags: corrections, crime prevention, economy, multiculturalism, poverty, rights, standard of living
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Look closely, U.S. conservatives: Harper’s not a new Thatcher
He talks a good game and his personal convictions undoubtedly skew right. But he governs in that great Canadian tradition of pragmatic meddling. The state is no less involved in our lives. In some ways, it’s become more interventionist… The heavy lifting, when it comes to shrinking federal expenditures as a share of the Canadian economy, was set in motion under Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin. All Mr. Harper has done is push the cruise control button.
Tags: budget, crime prevention, economy, ideology, privatization, tax
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