Justice & Crime

Canadians pride themselves on having a justice system that works well. At its centre is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Canada needs to get real on crime, not soft nor mindlessly tough on crime. The objective has to be reducing crime while increasing the safety of Canadians.

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March 19, 2022

RACISM in 7 webinars

By Sharon Fernandez, Research Associate

Dialogue on Racism & Diversity 2021-2022: 7 webinars Exploring Racism in Canada WATCH WEBINARS here: https://bit.ly/3NeT9zI READ REPORTS reports here: Table of Contents 1. A Conversation with Michelle Good (June 25, 2021) • Author Michelle Good in conv

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July 1, 2021

Canada Day 2021: Reflections!

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Thoughts on Canada Day by: – Patrick Dillon – Kathryn Kotris – Hon. Sergio Marchi – Andrew Cardozo 1. Reflect and Build a better society by Patrick Dillon As we approach celebrating 154 years since the establishment of the Canadian federation, we must

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April 30, 2021

When it comes to Disability Supports in Canada – We are all Americans (#2 in a series)

By Dr. William Cowie

Second in a series submitted by Dr. William Cowie, Every Canadian Counts Coalition; https://everycanadiancounts.com, The disability support system in Canada has all the features of the public, uninsured American health care system. It is costly, ineff

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April 16, 2021

The Inclusion Agenda: Getting to the Starting Line: #1 and #2 of a series (Cowie)

By Dr William Cowie

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January 25, 2021

May be we’re not so different from the US (Cardozo)

By Andrew Cardozo

Maybe we’re not so different from America when it comes to race By ANDREW CARDOZO JANUARY 25, 2021 Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021. Bad America and all those extreme, right, white supremacists storming Capitol Hill. T

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October 1, 2020

RE-IMAGINING POLICING (Nair)

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REIMAGINING POLICING, PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROSPERITY By Ashwin Nair TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………………………………3 2. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………………4 3. Demilitarization of Police………………………………………………………………

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June 16, 2020

To STOCKWELL DAY: Open letter on Systemic Racism (Cardozo)

By Andrew Cardozo, President, Pearson Centre

Open Letter to Stockwell Day Dear Stockwell: The comments from you on systemic racism on June 2 are an occasion for a thoughtful discussion on the issue. I kind of regret that you resigned from Telus and McMillan LLP and your spot on the TV show, and I

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August 4, 2019

Chronic Shortfalls in Disability Supports – Cowie

By William Cowie

The Pearson Centre has invited various leading thinkers to contribute their ideas towards the Progressive Platform to generate good ideas for debate in this general election. The views expressed here are those of the writer. We thank the writers for pu

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