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Sun, 26 May 2013 00:59:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/supreme-court-agrees-new-trial-needed-for-woman-who-concealed-dead-baby-after-birth/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/supreme-court-agrees-new-trial-needed-for-woman-who-concealed-dead-baby-after-birth/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 13:59:52 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380259 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/supreme-court-agrees-new-trial-needed-for-woman-who-concealed-dead-baby-after-birth/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld an appeal court decision to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/court-tosses-ontarios-claim-to-life-insurance-payout-for-insane-wife-killer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/court-tosses-ontarios-claim-to-life-insurance-payout-for-insane-wife-killer/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:51:45 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365347 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/court-tosses-ontarios-claim-to-life-insurance-payout-for-insane-wife-killer/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice has ruled it would be “manifestly harsh”... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/the-pbo-tallies-the-cost-of-crime-policy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/the-pbo-tallies-the-cost-of-crime-policy/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:55:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362376 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/the-pbo-tallies-the-cost-of-crime-policy/feed/ 0 Spending is on the rise and the provinces are carrying the cost http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/court-decision-with-a-cult-following/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/court-decision-with-a-cult-following/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:52:21 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357446 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/court-decision-with-a-cult-following/feed/ 0 A judge's evisceration of the so-called "Freemen" movement may go down as a masterpiece http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/supreme-court-to-hear-case-of-newfoundland-man-convicted-of-drowning-his-twin-daughters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/supreme-court-to-hear-case-of-newfoundland-man-convicted-of-drowning-his-twin-daughters/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:50:56 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355419 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/supreme-court-to-hear-case-of-newfoundland-man-convicted-of-drowning-his-twin-daughters/feed/ 0 Supreme Court to hear case of Newfoundland man convicted of drowning his twin daughters http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/all-eyes-on-canada-legal-community-awaits-sentence-for-navy-officer-guilty-of-espionage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/all-eyes-on-canada-legal-community-awaits-sentence-for-navy-officer-guilty-of-espionage/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:15:46 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344806 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/all-eyes-on-canada-legal-community-awaits-sentence-for-navy-officer-guilty-of-espionage/feed/ 0 HALIFAX – Intelligence and justice officials around the world will be watching Thursday as... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/the-conservatives-and-the-crime-rate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/the-conservatives-and-the-crime-rate/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:56:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=338246 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/the-conservatives-and-the-crime-rate/feed/ 0 Vic Toews acknowledges that the crime rate is going down, this time in a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/new-supreme-court-justice-wagner-formally-welcomed-to-high-court/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/new-supreme-court-justice-wagner-formally-welcomed-to-high-court/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:36:53 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=322685 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/new-supreme-court-justice-wagner-formally-welcomed-to-high-court/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The newest member of the Supreme Court of Canada is being publicly... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/beneath-the-mask-bill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/beneath-the-mask-bill/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:00:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=311184 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/beneath-the-mask-bill/feed/ 0 Last week, Blake Richards’ bill on wearing a mask in an unlawful assembly passed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/equality-before-the-law/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/equality-before-the-law/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:26:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=301485 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/equality-before-the-law/feed/ 0 Irwin Cotler criticizes the Harper government’s decision to cut prison chaplains. However, the government’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/05/picking-and-choosing-religions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/05/picking-and-choosing-religions/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:00:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=300684 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/05/picking-and-choosing-religions/feed/ 0 Prison inmates will now only be served by Christian chaplains. Inmates of other faiths,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/a-breach-of-an-individuals-rights/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/a-breach-of-an-individuals-rights/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:00:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295039 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/a-breach-of-an-individuals-rights/feed/ 0 An Ontario judge has declared a Harper government measure on dangerous offenders to be... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/tough-on-prison-guards/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/tough-on-prison-guards/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:47:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292531 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/tough-on-prison-guards/feed/ 0 Prison guards are planning to protest outside the Prime Minister’s constituency office. “Our members... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/a-record-number-of-inmates/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/a-record-number-of-inmates/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:16:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=286555 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/a-record-number-of-inmates/feed/ 0 Correctional investigator Howard Sapers reviews the state of Canada’s prisons. As of July 31,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/24/once-a-criminal-always-a-criminal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/24/once-a-criminal-always-a-criminal/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:05:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=286075 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/24/once-a-criminal-always-a-criminal/feed/ 0 Edward Greenspan and Anthony Doob get tough on the Harper government’s “tough on crime”... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/this-is-not-a-theoretical-problem/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/this-is-not-a-theoretical-problem/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 22:15:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276670 Reporter:... Just changing the]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/this-is-not-a-theoretical-problem/feed/ 0 After meeting with Rob Ford, Stephen Harper challenges the courts. Reporter:... Just changing the http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/gut-instinct-is-no-good/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/gut-instinct-is-no-good/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:15:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276361 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/gut-instinct-is-no-good/feed/ 0 Considering recent violence and crime policy, Ralph Goodale praises the approach of Saskatchewan Premier... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/the-demise-of-the-police-officer-recruitment-fund/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/the-demise-of-the-police-officer-recruitment-fund/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:00:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276227 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/the-demise-of-the-police-officer-recruitment-fund/feed/ 0 There are concerns in northern Ontario about the end of the Police Officer Recruitment... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/politicizing-that-which-is-already-political/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/politicizing-that-which-is-already-political/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:00:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276178 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/politicizing-that-which-is-already-political/feed/ 0 In the wake of tragedy, demand for debate http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/its-classic-dopey-on-dopey/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/its-classic-dopey-on-dopey/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 22:58:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276136 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/its-classic-dopey-on-dopey/feed/ 0 Opposition MPs criticize Jason Kenney for agreeing with what he thought Rob Ford was... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/upon-further-review-jason-kenney-does-not-entirely-agree-with-rob-ford/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/upon-further-review-jason-kenney-does-not-entirely-agree-with-rob-ford/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:33:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276121 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/upon-further-review-jason-kenney-does-not-entirely-agree-with-rob-ford/feed/ 0 Now that the Toronto mayor has explained that he wasn’t quite talking about what... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/i-agree-w-mayor-ford/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/i-agree-w-mayor-ford/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 23:52:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275839 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/i-agree-w-mayor-ford/feed/ 0 Jason Kenney tweets his agreement with Rob Ford. I agree w/ Mayor Ford: foreign... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/do-we-have-any-idea-why-people-are-shooting-each-other/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/do-we-have-any-idea-why-people-are-shooting-each-other/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:10:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275234 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/do-we-have-any-idea-why-people-are-shooting-each-other/feed/ 0 Criminology professor James Sheptycki laments for how little we understand about gun crime. I... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/guns-crime-and-public-policy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/guns-crime-and-public-policy/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:01:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275104 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/guns-crime-and-public-policy/feed/ 0 To the official statements on last night’s shooting in Scarborough, the Globe adds comment... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/reaction-to-the-danzig-shooting/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/reaction-to-the-danzig-shooting/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:52:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275075 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/reaction-to-the-danzig-shooting/feed/ 0 A joint statement from Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/10/whats-going-on-in-canadas-prisons/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/10/whats-going-on-in-canadas-prisons/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:35:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273293 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/10/whats-going-on-in-canadas-prisons/feed/ 0 Guards are using force more often and violence is increasing as prisons become more... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/the-quiet-cuts-19/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/the-quiet-cuts-19/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:39:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271757 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/the-quiet-cuts-19/feed/ 0 The Star finds funding slashed for youth justice programs. The Conservative government has slashed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/04/the-philosophy-of-mandatory-minimums/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/04/the-philosophy-of-mandatory-minimums/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:53:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=263780 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/04/the-philosophy-of-mandatory-minimums/feed/ 0 The Associate Minister of Defence and former Toronto police chief comments on this weekend’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/easier-law-making/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/easier-law-making/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 13:06:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258210 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/easier-law-making/feed/ 0 Tonda MacCharles notes the government’s recent enthusiasm for private member’s bills. Sponsored by backbenchers,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/how-to-spin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/how-to-spin/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238426 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/how-to-spin/feed/ 0 Last week, the NDP criticized Conservative Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu after Mr. Boisvenu suggested convicted... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/01/give-them-a-rope/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/01/give-them-a-rope/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:14:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236992 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/01/give-them-a-rope/feed/ 0 The Conservative senator seemingly has some ideas on reducing prison expenses http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/what-you-dont-know/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/what-you-dont-know/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:03:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229181 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/what-you-dont-know/feed/ 13 A former Progressive Conservative MP and Justice Department advisor says the government’s crime legislation... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/no-rush/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/no-rush/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:36:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=228937 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/no-rush/feed/ 10 While the omnibus crime bill was rushed through the House so fast even the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/on-the-other-hand-maybe-this-parliament-could-be-useful/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/on-the-other-hand-maybe-this-parliament-could-be-useful/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:00:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227862 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/on-the-other-hand-maybe-this-parliament-could-be-useful/feed/ 19 Kady O’Malley reviews how the government failed to amend its own bill. What makes... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/28/no-consequence-no-accountability/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/28/no-consequence-no-accountability/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:42:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227330 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/28/no-consequence-no-accountability/feed/ 38 The government’s crime bill will pass Parliament without an accounting of its cost. Opposition... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/21/kids-in-prison/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/21/kids-in-prison/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:18:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=226194 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/21/kids-in-prison/feed/ 18 Chris Cobb looks at one of the implications of the government’s crime legislation. “It... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/18/with-statistics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/18/with-statistics/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:08:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=226086 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/18/with-statistics/feed/ 24 Rob Nicholson, July 2008. “We don’t govern by statistics in our government.” Rob Nicholson,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/with-feeling/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/with-feeling/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:30:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225786 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/with-feeling/feed/ 8 Stephen Harper, June 6, 2008. It’s one thing that they, the criminals do not... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/more-rhetoric-than-reality/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/more-rhetoric-than-reality/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:39:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224202 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/more-rhetoric-than-reality/feed/ 13 Steve Sullivan, the former victims ombudsman, reviews the government’s crime legislation. In the hundreds... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/07/dont-go-building-firewalls/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/07/dont-go-building-firewalls/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:30:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224007 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/07/dont-go-building-firewalls/feed/ 15 The Prime Minister responds to the complaints of Ontario and Quebec about his government’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/04/what-are-we-going-to-do-with-all-these-prisoners/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/04/what-are-we-going-to-do-with-all-these-prisoners/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:35:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=223855 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/04/what-are-we-going-to-do-with-all-these-prisoners/feed/ 24 While some worry that a change of wording may lead to more prisoner abuse,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/the-commons-a-salute-to-cognitive-dissonance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/the-commons-a-salute-to-cognitive-dissonance/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:52:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=223718 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/the-commons-a-salute-to-cognitive-dissonance/feed/ 21 NDP governments and Pierre Trudeau have unlikely fans in the Conservative cabinet http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/02/who-pays-the-bill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/02/who-pays-the-bill/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:03:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=223059 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/02/who-pays-the-bill/feed/ 15 Matching Quebec’s demand, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty says the Harper government should pick up... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/01/the-registry-and-privacy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/01/the-registry-and-privacy/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:32:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=223003 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/01/the-registry-and-privacy/feed/ 13 Public Safety Minister Vic Toews first claimed that long-gun registry data needed to be... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/01/the-war-on-crime-is-now-a-fight-about-federalism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/01/the-war-on-crime-is-now-a-fight-about-federalism/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:34:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=222949 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/01/the-war-on-crime-is-now-a-fight-about-federalism/feed/ 4 Quebec’s justice minister takes a stand, a Bloc MP goes even further. Quebec will...