Meaningful bail reform requires community supports not ‘more policing, more court work, and more corrections’: Sen. Pate
NDP justice critic Randall Garrison says the overrepresentation of marginalized Canadians in prison poses a long-term threat to public safety that must be balanced with the immediate threat of repeat offenders.
MPs’ work on gun control misses target
Notwithstanding the proven link between guns and violence against women, Canadian women’s groups have not been treated as serious stakeholders in the gun control debate. Now, 34 women’s groups are calling out misinformation around Bill C-21.
Foreign influence transparency registry needs to be more than ‘political theatre,’ says Wark
National security expert Wesley Wark says the proposed foreign influence transparency registry should list ‘foreign states of concern,’ including China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran, and Canadians who have ‘beneficial’ engagements with them.
Toronto police and the illusion of safety
It is inconceivable that the department implicated in the deaths of many Black and Brown people with mental health issues is the same one tasked with keeping Torontonians safe.
China’s interference in our elections is no surprise
While Canada has always practised ‘strategic engagement’ with China due to its economic importance, there have long been warnings of its malicious intent.
What ChatGPT means for the new future of national security
If we fail to recognize systems like ChatGPT as the warning shots that they are, we can look forward to a future in which gaping holes in Canada’s policy and security posture are exposed by predictable AI breakthroughs on a regular basis.
Clearer amendments needed for progress on Liberal bill to ban assault weapons, says gun control group
The House Public Safety Committee met on Feb. 14 and Feb. 17 to discuss the effects of withdrawn amendments to Bill C-21.
After Rouleau’s report, Emergencies Act Committee members say pressure’s on to ‘get this right,’ or ‘we will see this again’
MPs from three parties on the Declaration of Emergency Committee agree on one thing, at least: they don’t want to see a repeat of last year’s events.
Freedom Convoy left downtown Ottawa scarred, but it’s time to heal
As much of a nightmare as this month-long siege was for those of us who lived through it, calling any of its participants ‘fringe’ was and still is a false characterization.
PM’s regrets welcome, but would have been better a year ago
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau publicly expressed regret on Feb. 17 for denouncing all Freedom Convoy protesters last year as a “fringe minority” who held “unacceptable views.” He told reporters that he spoke too generally, and conceded that many protesters just wanted to be heard, especially after two years of pandemic restrictions. He also acknowledged that […]
