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Leadnow Campaign Against the Harper Crime Bill

I have been communicating by email with Matthew Carrol Campaign Director for the Leadnow Campaign which is doing a great job of challenging the Omnibus crime bill. The campaign is organized and as effective as any could be in a challenging situation like this. No doubt a lot of the credit goes to Matthew himself.Read More

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Leadnow Campaign Against the Harper Crime Bill

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Quebec Refuses To Pay For Crime Bill

I am happy to see Quebec sticking up for common sense. Ostensibly Quebec is saying no due to the costs associated with the bill but our Justice Minister also makes it perfectly clear that he thinks the bill is, well, bull. Since the announcement Nunavut and Ontario have followed suit. But Quebec takes it furtherRead More

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Quebec Refuses To Pay For Crime Bill

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Bill C23B set to pass, Part of Omni Bus Crime Bill

With the Conservative Majority government having submitted the Safe Streets and Communities Act, also known as the Omni Bus Crime Bill, it is now a near certainty that Bill C23B an act to eliminate pardons for serious crimes will be passed. Bill C23B is just one of 9 bills included in the new crime billRead More

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Crime bill won’t help victims, say advocates

We have seen a lot of criticism from the Canadian public concerning the omnibus crime bill that is to be introduced in the fall, so much that it almost seems pointless to mention it. The legislation is so bad that most Canadians are just willing to accept it is an inevitability we can do nothingRead More

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Crime bill won’t help victims, say advocates

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When will the pardon laws change? Conservative crime laws to be reversed by Liberal Government.

When Stephen Harper was defeated in the last election many of us in the criminal justice community breathed a sigh of relief. For ten years the Conservatives had attacked Canadian crime law with a clear disdain for sensible, evidence based solutions. Whether it was eliminating Pardons, killing the Faint Hope Clause, pushing mandatory minimum sentencesRead More

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Tough on Crime Continues

It looks like the Conservative government is getting tough on crime again which is not surprising since we are approaching an important election. They now want a life sentence to mean life behind bars, forever. It’s very expensive to incarcerate someone so this is unlikely to be popular with the experts in criminal justice. ThereRead More

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Pardons, Pot and Tough on Crime: Director of the National Pardon Centre writing for the Toronto Star

The Toronto Star was supportive of our position on pardons and the tough on crime agenda that was pushed so effectively by the Conservative government. With Vic Toews, author of Bill C23 retiring and Rob Nicholson having been moved from the Justice portfolio to Defence perhaps the worst of the crime push is finally over. If itRead More

Leadnow Campaign Against the Harper Crime Bill

Leadnow Campaign Against the Harper Crime Bill

Quebec Refuses To Pay For Crime Bill

Quebec Refuses To Pay For Crime Bill

Bill C23B set to pass, Part of Omni Bus Crime Bill

Crime bill won’t help victims, say advocates

Crime bill won’t help victims, say advocates

When will the pardon laws change? Conservative crime laws to be reversed by Liberal Government.

Tough on Crime Continues

Pardons, Pot and Tough on Crime: Director of the National Pardon Centre writing for the Toronto Star

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