“Granting more discretionary powers to police and prosecutors — the same individuals routinely imposing overly strict bail conditions on accused persons and over-prosecuting minor level offences — was never going to be a solution to Canada’s bail problem.”
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AN ACT TO REMOVE HARPER’S BARRIERS TO PARDONS
A return to recognizing the value of pardons to society. “A pardon helps remove the stigma of a criminal record so people can access housing, employment, volunteer opportunities, and education, which are key to safe and successful reintegration as productive members of society. This improves public safety through reduced re-offending and victimization.” https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/pardon-legislation-introduced-to-address-criminal-justice-system-inequities-and-keep-communities-safe-804511980.html
THE TWO INQUIRIES INTO THE CONDUCT OF ONTARIO COURT OF JUSTICE DONALD McLEOD WERE ILL ADVISED, EXPENSIVE AND TRAGIC
“So after a two-year suspension, McLeod will soon return to the bench in Brampton, where he is the only black judge on the Ontario Court of Justice in one of the province’s most diverse communities.
GIVE THEM POWER AND THEY WILL ABUSE IT
NON-CITIZENS FOUND GUILTY OF A DRINKING AND DRIVING OFFENCE ARE SUBJECT TO DEPORTATION.
MEDICAL CANNABIS USERS AS SAFE TO DRIVE AS THOSE WHO TAKE IMPAIRING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
“Road safety risks associated with medicinal cannabis appear similar or lower than numerous other potentially impairing prescription medications.”
FAULTY CHEAP FIELD DRUG TESTS – They use them in the U.S. We don’t need them here.
COVID OUTBREAKS IN OUR JAILS – “The problem is, they just didn’t give a damn.”
WHO YOU GONNA CALL?
“We’re taught that they [police] will help you,” Lewinski said, “but I know from experience, from education, from other people’s experience that I have been gifted, that most often when the police come, there are more problems—not less.”