The impact of race on the criminal justice system—the death penalty, in particular—will be considered by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeal, as the Justices hear Keith Tharpe’s appeal of a 1990 murder conviction. Death…
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On January 11, 2019, a shocking video surfaced showing Manitoba social workers and police seizing a newly born baby girl from the arms of her Indigenous mother. In the video, the mother appears shaken and…
The Federal Court approved a class action settlement last week that will compensate disabled veterans for reduced benefit payments on account of their disability. The lawsuit alleges that deductions from the War Veterans Allowance (WVA), Canadian…
Over the weekend, I decided to take a break from the sometimes all-consuming nature of being a law student. So, I decided to turn on the television and watch a CTV special on Canada’s criminal…
The Vancouver Police Department’s practice of carding, which drew national attention after anti-carding activist Desmond Cole was carded while visiting the city to speak on black racism in Canada at the Canadian Centre for Policy…
About the repeal In July of 2018, Education Minister Lisa Thompson announced that schools would revert to teaching the 1998 health and physical education curriculum. This change is in adherence to a pledge made…
Just last week the province of Manitoba announced that they arrested four men for hunting at night with lights [1] contrary to s 12(1) of The Wildlife Act which stipulates, “No person shall at night…
Christianity is an integral part of American culture. For most of US history, national identity was conflated with religious identity through family values, golden rule moralism, and the American dream. American Christianity arose in a…
On January 11th 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada sent out a clear message: Canadian citizenship is equal and restrictions to Canadian democracy creating a form of second-class citizenship will not be tolerated. Before…
Chief Justice John Roberts published the 2018 annual report and reflections on the judiciary, with a focus on sexual misconduct in the workplace. The Justice acknowledges that sexual harassment is “not limited to a few…
