Posts Tagged ‘justice’

• MPs hear emotional victim’s plea to toughen up Not Criminally Responsible system

  OTTAWA – A woman whose cousin’s children were murdered by their mentally ill father…

  by Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press - Monday, June 10, 2013

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  Supreme Court says new trial needed for woman who concealed dead baby after birth

  OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld an appeal court decision to…

  by The Canadian Press - Friday, May 3, 2013

• Court tosses Ontario’s claim to life insurance payout for insane wife killer

  TORONTO – Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice has ruled it would be “manifestly harsh”…

  by Diana Mehta - Wednesday, March 27, 2013

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  The PBO tallies the cost of crime policy

  Spending is on the rise and the provinces are carrying the cost

  by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, March 20, 2013

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  Court decision with a cult following

  A judge’s evisceration of the so-called “Freemen” movement may go down as a masterpiece

  by Charlie Gillis - Wednesday, March 6, 2013

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  Could this be the end of ‘Mr. Big’ sting operations?

  Supreme Court to hear case of Newfoundland man convicted of drowning his twin daughters

  by Charlie Gillis - Thursday, February 28, 2013

• All eyes on Canada: legal community awaits sentence for navy officer guilty of espionage

  HALIFAX – Intelligence and justice officials around the world will be watching Thursday as…

  by Alison Auld, The Canadian Press - Wednesday, January 30, 2013

• The Conservatives and the crime rate

  Vic Toews acknowledges that the crime rate is going down, this time in a…

  by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, January 17, 2013

• New Supreme Court justice Wagner formally welcomed to high court

  OTTAWA – The newest member of the Supreme Court of Canada is being publicly…

  by The Canadian Press - Monday, December 3, 2012

• Beneath the mask bill

  Last week, Blake Richards’ bill on wearing a mask in an unlawful assembly passed…

  by Aaron Wherry - Monday, November 5, 2012

• Equality before the law

  Irwin Cotler criticizes the Harper government’s decision to cut prison chaplains.
  However, the government’s…

  by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, October 9, 2012

• Picking and choosing religions

  Prison inmates will now only be served by Christian chaplains.
  Inmates of other faiths,…

  by Aaron Wherry - Friday, October 5, 2012

• ‘A breach of an individual’s rights’

  An Ontario judge has declared a Harper government measure on dangerous offenders to be…

  by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, September 19, 2012

• Tough on prison guards

  Prison guards are planning to protest outside the Prime Minister’s constituency office.
  “Our members…

  by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, September 12, 2012

• A record number of inmates

  Correctional investigator Howard Sapers reviews the state of Canada’s prisons.
  As of July 31,…

  by Aaron Wherry - Monday, August 27, 2012

• Once a criminal, always a criminal

  Edward Greenspan and Anthony Doob get tough on the Harper government’s “tough on crime”…

  by Aaron Wherry - Friday, August 24, 2012

• ‘This is not a theoretical problem’

  After meeting with Rob Ford, Stephen Harper challenges the courts.
  Reporter:… Just changing the

  by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, July 24, 2012

• ‘Gut instinct is no good’

  Considering recent violence and crime policy, Ralph Goodale praises the approach of Saskatchewan Premier…

  by Aaron Wherry - Monday, July 23, 2012

• The demise of the Police Officer Recruitment Fund

  There are concerns in northern Ontario about the end of the Police Officer Recruitment…

  by Aaron Wherry - Monday, July 23, 2012

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  ‘Politicizing’ that which is already political

  In the wake of tragedy, demand for debate

  by Aaron Wherry - Monday, July 23, 2012

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