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Founder of Midcoast's Restorative Justice Project Speaking in Camden November 10
The Restorative Justice Project of the Midcoast is entering its seventh year of offering options to the juvenile and criminal justice systems' approaches to crimes and misdemeanors. It has expanded its reach into the schools, training more than 500
Updated: 11/03/2011 12:57P
New Poll of American Latinos Shows Broad Support for Stronger Gun Laws; Clear
OurLivesOurLaws.org – to defeat HR 822, the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act, which would override state concealed carry laws. The Lake poll also shows strong support among Latino voters for requiring all gun sellers to conduct instant criminal
Updated: 11/03/2011 12:55P
A bad law, says reader
Not only is that punishing the victim, but it is also punishing Brian's wife and children by taking him away from his family and branding the husband and father as a criminal. The judge is acting within the law but it is a bad law.
Updated: 11/03/2011 12:50P
Why people obey the law
The question arises because there are two broad schools of thought on how the justice system should respond to the threat from further rioting and looting as well as crime more generally: get much tougher in terms of punishment and controls or look to
Updated: 11/03/2011 12:50P
Shoring up the Crown's defences: amending the Government Contracts Regulations
The third deemed term relates to criminal offences, a provision which is already included in the Criminal Code at subsection 750(3), and at section 12.5.1 of the Treasury Board's Contracting Policy. Subsection 750(3) of the Criminal Code prevents
Updated: 11/03/2011 12:44P
Queen's Park Watch: Premier Dad Says, “No Thanks” to Big Brother Steve
In this case, the feds own the right to criminal law, but the provinces are responsible for a good chunk of prison costs, specifically for offenders sentenced to less than two years and those awaiting trial. And jails are expensive; it's not cheap to
Updated: 11/03/2011 12:41P
Back-door squatting law is a democracy bypass
The reality is that strong legislation already protects ordinary people in their homes: it is a criminal offence (under the Criminal Law Act 1977) to squat the house that someone lives in. The Metropolitan Police know this.
Updated: 11/03/2011 12:30P
Canadian Online Gambling Laws Challenged
The law regarding online gambling in Canada is clear, it is illegal, but the government turns the blind eye o the activity. Ontario member of parliament Joe Comartin's private member's bill to change the Criminal Code and allow betting on single games
Updated: 11/03/2011 12:22P
Lower Court Denies Skinner DNA Test, Appeal Planned
Skinner's lawyers plan to appeal the decision to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the state's highest criminal court. Skinner is scheduled for execution on Wednesday. “Unfortunately, the trial court's order offers no explanation for its conclusion
Updated: 11/03/2011 12:21P
Should provinces have to pay for the omnibus crime bill?
The omnibus bill proposes major changes to several laws, including those that apply to young offenders, and creates new offences in the Criminal Code. It also proposes new mandatory minimum sentences for a number of offences.
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:50A
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