Mandatory minimum penalties harm the justice system theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs is currently debating Bill C-5, which deals with mandatory minimum sentences. Here’s some valuable context for that debate. #lcjc #SenCa #cdnpoli

'The government has provided no data to justify a piecemeal approach to the repeal of mandatory minimum sentences,' said Sinclair. cbc.ca/news/indigenou…

Former TRC chair criticizes Liberal bill to end some mandatory minimum sentences | CBC News via Brett Forester CBC Indigenous cbc.ca/news/indigenou…

FAFIA has been a part of the fight to end #IndianAct sex discrimination for many years now.

Alongside advocates like Lillian Eva Dyck, we have worked to educate the public on, and push the government to end, the legislative genocide enshrined in the Indian Act.

#APPA #cndpoli

Liberal bill to axe mandatory minimum sentences doesn’t go far enough: former TRC chair dlvr.it/SbRTXF

Also today, Murray Sinclair criticizes a Liberal bill aimed in part at reducing the mass imprisonment of Indigenous people in Canada.

He says Bill C-5, which would repeal some mandatory minimum prison sentences, ignores TRC Call to Action 32 and “does not go nearly far enough.”

Inmates on hunger strike at women's jail in Sask. as concerns raised about conditions | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/sa…

'People may disagree as to whether a given sentence was too lenient or too harsh, but all should concede that a sentence imposed blindly is unfair.'
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#MMPs #Injustices #CndPoli #CndMedia

Opinion: Mandatory minimum penalties harm the justice system /via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

UBI Works 🇨🇦 Times Colonist The Province Ken Sim The Vancouver Sun Victoria News Fred Haynes, Saanich Mayor CTV News Vancouver CTV News Vancouver Island

Just a reminder. Unconditional cash not only works but WORKED.
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“The truth isn’t just about what we say. It’s about what we do,” journalist Niigaanwewidam Sinclair says during his opening keynote for the Truth in Journalism conference @jschool_cu, calling on journalists to do the work and engage with communities.

It finally happened, Louise Arbour can cross writing an op-ed with me off her bucket list. But seriously, we cannot let ideology drive criminal justice decisions. It is time to remove all minimum sentence from the Criminal Code.

#BasicIncome

Opinion of the Honourable Louise Arbour & Michael Spratt-Mandatory minimum penalties harm the justice system…There is a straight line between #MMPs and #injustice . #cdnpoli #cdnmedia via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Though we need immediate action in our current health care crisis, we also need to be looking 'upstream' to the #SDOH . Addressing #foodinsecurity through poverty reduction, eg a #basicincome , could help alleviate the pressure on the health care system.

Today is an important day.

Parliament will vote on giving children under 12 crucial help to access to dental care.

My question is — will Pierre Poilievre vote to give children the same benefit he's enjoyed on the public dime for almost 20 years?