You don't say: What's not being talked about in American politics
Oct 15, 2012I Read The News Today, Oh Boy!Some big issues get covered in the U.S. presidential campaign, but some of the biggest are given pretty short shrift.
View ArticleMisbegotten Jubilee Medals encourage crime
Misbegotten Jubilee Medals encourage crimeNov 9, 2012The Governor General must retract two medals given to habitual anti-abortion criminals.
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Mar 1, 2013Rick SalutinTelevision crime dramas are part of TV's revival, just when it was supposed to die. It's related to the demise of appointment TV, which was expected to be a lethal blow but...
View ArticleThe story behind Ezra Levant's 11th hour 'apology' for Roma rant
Mar 21, 2013Karl NerenbergOn Tuesday, we reported in this space that Levant had delivered an on-air mea culpa to the Roma people. Levant's motive was not a sudden conversion to reasonableness.
View ArticleTerror of terrorism and the Second Amendment: Whatever became of the...
May 6, 2013David J. ClimenhagaAmericans who tolerate repeated massacres in schools and malls to hang onto their weapons, hunkered down in their basements because one terrorist was on the loose? What’s...
View ArticleHow many of our daughters will be allowed to die? Rape, murder and impunity...
Oct 3, 2013Samantha SarraShakila was 16 years old when she was raped and murdered in the home of a powerful politician. There are many Shakilas in Afghanistan -- and impunity for rapists and murderers.
View ArticleGrief and tragedy: A Gedenkschrift for Loretta Saunders
Feb 27, 2014Christopher MajkaNothing can fill that void left by the death of Loretta Saunders. But in an attempt to dispel the deafening silence, I offer a few words on how, in her honour, we might...
View ArticleThe irrationality, ineffectiveness and costs of the Harper crime agenda
Mar 18, 2014Craig JonesChampions of harsher justice measures in the Harper government would have us believe that longer sentences are a win-win-win: for victims, for safe streets and for future victims.
View ArticleCrime and the young: It's complicated
Apr 22, 2014Stephen KimberCrime and the young. It's complicated, far more so than any tough-on-crime Tory politician could -- or would probably want to -- capture.
View ArticleMandatory minimum sentences increase costs, fail to reduce crime
Oct 13, 2014RedeyeThe number of crimes in Canada that are subject to mandatory minimum sentencing is growing exponentially. Civil liberties lawyers argue that mandatory minimums are both ineffective...
View ArticleFive myths about the tough-on-crime agenda
Aug 7, 2015Paula MalleaThe Conservatives swear their crime policies have made Canadians safer. On the contrary: it's the one area we can safely say Canadians are less safe and paying too much for the...
View ArticleJustin Trudeau yet to overhaul Stephen Harper's wasteful 'tough-on-crime' agenda
Jun 7, 2016Ryan MooreDespite decades of evidence and Liberal promises, Harper's failed crime bills continue to thrive throughout judicial system.
View ArticleDespite Trudeau's promises, Harper's 'tough on crime' legacy continues to...
Jun 28, 2016Ryan MooreCanada's first Aboriginal justice minister might have shown an interest in rolling back the Harper government's draconian crime bill legacy. However, people are still waiting for...
View ArticleBrian Jean: Wildrose Edmonton office burgled, computers stolen, membership...
Nov 28, 2016David J. ClimenhagaElections Alberta and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta will be asked today by a Wildrose member to investigate the information breach.
View ArticleA mysterious break-in and stolen membership lists hint at a Wildrose civil war
Nov 29, 2016David J. ClimenhagaWhat does it mean that Wildrose Caucus members were never briefed about the break-in and theft at the party’s offices or the fact membership lists were stolen?
View ArticleSay their names: There were at least 59 police-involved deaths in Canada in 2018
Jan 10, 2019Jeff ShantzThere is no formal process to record incidents of police-involved deaths of civilians in Canada. Much of the information surrounding these events is never reported. The public...
View ArticleMisbegotten Jubilee Medals encourage crime
Misbegotten Jubilee Medals encourage crimeNov 9, 2012The Governor General must retract two medals given to habitual anti-abortion criminals.
View ArticleCrime dramas and the revival of television
Mar 1, 2013Rick SalutinTelevision crime dramas are part of TV's revival, just when it was supposed to die. It's related to the demise of appointment TV, which was expected to be a lethal blow but...
View ArticleThe story behind Ezra Levant's 11th hour 'apology' for Roma rant
Mar 21, 2013Karl NerenbergOn Tuesday, we reported in this space that Levant had delivered an on-air mea culpa to the Roma people. Levant's motive was not a sudden conversion to reasonableness.
View ArticleTerror of terrorism and the Second Amendment: Whatever became of the...
May 6, 2013David J. ClimenhagaAmericans who tolerate repeated massacres in schools and malls to hang onto their weapons, hunkered down in their basements because one terrorist was on the loose? What’s...
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