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Thinking outside the box in Mexico City
Read more: Thinking outside the box in Mexico City“There’s a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in” Leonard Cohen That is…
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Bill C-10: The work has just begun
Read more: Bill C-10: The work has just begunLast Thursday at midnight, the Senate approved the Conservative Omnibus Bill C-10, The Safe Streets…
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The Global Commission on Drug Policy salutes Stop the Violence BC and sends a message to the Senate
Read more: The Global Commission on Drug Policy salutes Stop the Violence BC and sends a message to the SenateThe Global Commission on Drug Policy is comprised of significant world leaders that are calling…
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No crime problem in Canada? We’ll just make one!
Read more: No crime problem in Canada? We’ll just make one!Today the Senate Committee looking into Bill C-10 heard from two very different panels.The first…
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Bill C-10: Making judges the enemies of justice?
Read more: Bill C-10: Making judges the enemies of justice?According to some Conservative senators and many victims’ groups appearing at the committee hearings into…
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Restorative Justice: An Alternative to Bill C-10
Read more: Restorative Justice: An Alternative to Bill C-10Last night retired Yukon Judge Barry Stuart, a vocal supporter of restorative justice , held…
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Where’s the beef: does the Senate have an aversion to evidence-based policy?
Read more: Where’s the beef: does the Senate have an aversion to evidence-based policy?Today’s testimony focused on part 4 of Bill C-10, which would amend the Youth Criminal…
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Bill C10: Weighing emotions & evidence in sexual offenses
Read more: Bill C10: Weighing emotions & evidence in sexual offensesOver sixteen witnesses appeared before the Senate Committee during another marathon session of testimony on…
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Bill C10: Implications for Aboriginal Communities
Read more: Bill C10: Implications for Aboriginal CommunitiesDuring a 7-hour long meeting today, the Senate Committee heard from 13 individuals speaking to…
