Category Archives: Justice
New proposed assisted-dying law is ‘racist,’ says disability rights activist
OTTAWA — Sarah Jama of the Disability Justice Network of Ontario says senators and MPs are supporting a new law that would expand the access to medical assistance in dying because they have not grappled with the consequences of medical
New proposed assisted-dying law is ‘racist,’ says disability rights activist
OTTAWA — Those who support expanding access to medical assistance in dying are doing so because they have not grappled with the consequences of medical racism, a disability activist said Monday before senators began debating the proposed legislation. "...
MPs demand relocation of 2022 Olympics due to China’s abuse of Uighurs
More than a dozen federal lawmakers from all parties are calling for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved outside China, citing a "genocidal campaign" by the state against Uighurs and other Muslim minorities. An open letter signed by 13 MPs,
Grief persists for spouses of first responders, soldiers killed in line of duty
OTTAWA — Angela Gevaudan recalls the first year after her RCMP-officer husband was killed on duty as a whirlwind of responsibility and emotion that offered her little time to process her grief and loss.Const. Fabrice Gevaudan was one of three
Grief persists for spouses of first responders, soldiers killed in line of duty
OTTAWA — Angela Gevaudan recalls the first year after her RCMP-officer husband was killed on duty as a whirlwind of responsibility and emotion that offered her little time to process her grief and loss.Const. Fabrice Gevaudan was one of three
‘Jarring experience’ in B.C. psych wards because of ‘uniquely problematic’ law
VANCOUVER — A peer-support worker who helps youth with mental health challenges says being involuntarily detained in a psychiatric facility half a dozen times has given him insight into the lack of legal protections for vulnerable patients in British C...
Ottawa should require banks to share race-related data on services: business groups
OTTAWA — Canadian banks should have to disclose data related to race, gender, income and neighbourhoods to ensure more equitable access to credit and loans, say organizations representing racialized and Indigenous business owners who want Ottawa to ste...
Executives at Pornhub defend efforts at preventing child porn on their platforms
MONTREAL — Representatives of Pornhub told a parliamentary committee Friday they didn't know if they had been contacted by a woman who said she struggled to have a video of her removed from the popular pornography website. Feras Antoon and David
Trudeau ducks questions on allegations against former defence chief
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says all Canadians deserve a safe workplace following allegations former defence chief Jonathan Vance engaged in inappropriate conduct.But the prime minister did not directly address the allegations, or whether he...
Manitoba man who rammed Rideau Hall gates pleads guilty to eight charges
OTTAWA — A man accused of ramming through a gate at Rideau Hall and heading toward Justin Trudeau's home while heavily armed pleaded guilty to eight charges in court Friday. Corey Hurren, a 46-year-old Manitoba military reservist and sausage-maker, had...
