Ewert v. Canada is a case being heard by the Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday, October 12, 2017, challenging the use of prisoner risk assessment tests that can be culturally biased against Indigenous prisoners. The psychological risk assessment tests … Read More
Media Coverage
Canadian assisted suicide advocates hope for clear ruling
Posted onBy Canadian Press/Beacon News Published May 19, 2014 Canadian assisted suicide advocates hope for clear ruling A B.C. civil liberties group has filed their written argument against an appeal court decision upholding the country’s ban on Canadian assisted suicide. … Read More
Despite controversy, filming of new season of Border Security underway
Posted onBy Marsha Lederman/ Globe and Mail Published May 9, 2014 Well, it was one way to get Canadians talking about Canadian TV – but certainly not the kind of buzz the producers had envisioned. The series Border Security, produced … Read More
Tories back reality show Border Security despite advice
Posted onBy Jim Bronskill/ Globe and Mail Published May 8, 2014 The Conservative government is backing a third season of the controversial reality TV program Border Security despite a written recommendation from the head of the federal border agency to … Read More
Border Security returns amid controversy following Vancouver raid
Posted onBy Marsha Lederman/ Globe and Mail Published May 7, 2014 The television series Border Security is returning, despite the ongoing controversy surrounding the show. Production on season three began on Monday, with plans to shoot in Vancouver, Toronto, Halifax … Read More
‘Border Security’ TV series films third season despite CBSA concerns, complaints about B.C. raid
Posted onBy Douglas Quan/ Montreal Gazette Published May 5, 2014 Citing public criticism and a need to focus on “our key priorities,” Canada’s top border enforcement official last fall recommended that his agency end participation in a popular-but-controversial reality/documentary TV … Read More
Existing voter ID laws effective, feds tell Supreme Court
Posted onBy The Canadian Press/ CBC News Published May 5, 2014 A previous round of Conservative voter identification rules enacted in 2007 effectively met Parliament’s need for electoral integrity without being too strict, federal lawyers argue in a brief to the … Read More
Federal lawyers tell Supreme Court that existing voter ID laws are effective
Posted onBy Bruce Cheadle/ Globe and Mail Published May 5, 2014 A previous round of Conservative voter identification rules enacted in 2007 effectively met Parliament’s need for electoral integrity without being too strict, federal lawyers argue in a brief to … Read More
New trial ordered for men accused of smuggling Tamil asylum seekers into Canada
Posted onBy The Canadian Press / The Province Published on May 1, 2014 VANCOUVER — A new trial has been ordered for four men accused of human smuggling in connection to one of the cases that prompted a federal government crackdown on the … Read More
Election bill committee hears from civil libertarians, academics
Posted onBy Kady O’Malley / CBC Published on April 2, 2014 As the parliamentary work week hits the halfway point, MPs will disappear behind the closed doors of caucus for their regular Wednesday confabs, which will be followed by a post-caucus … Read More
