One sentencing standard for all offenders
Terri-Lynne McClintic shouldn’t have been sent to a healing lodge. In fact, the very nature of such institutions defies fair practise
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Author: Brian Giesbrecht
One set of laws for all the only way to end racism in Canada
In his new book There is No Difference, Peter Best details a way to resolve Canada’s legal and social relations with its Indigenous
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We can’t ignore the roots of some rural crime
Trotting out historical excuses for criminal actions will only leave rural residents to continue to be terrorized by gangsters
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The strangling nature of Canada’s ‘duty to consult’ the Indigenous
A recent Supreme Court decision seems to have loosened the constraints, but will new legislation push such matters to the UN?
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The notwithstanding clause has a valuable role
When Canada’s courts overreach their responsibility, it’s up to legislators to see that the will of the people is done
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