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Let the sentence fit the crime, not the criminal
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press September 11 The Free Press reported on Aug. 30 the sentencing of Arcel Bissonnette, a doctor convicted of sexual assault against his female patients ( Sex-assaulting…
Cuts to community groups would send wrong message
Previously pubished in the Winnipeg Free Press June 25, 2024 Concerns about crime and safety in Winnipeg have been featuring prominently in the Winnipeg Free Press, most recently in relation…
Manitoba Government Cuts Undermine Safety and Justice
As the Winnipeg Free Press reported on June 27, 2023, the Manitoba government has recently earmarked $3.4 million to add 19 Crown prosecutors and six additional staff to Prosecution Services….
Why Don’t We Just Care?
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press March 30, 2023 In “A Tale of Two Sentences” (March 18, 2023 Winnipeg Free Press) Dean Pritchard reports on the stories of two…
Fast Facts: Jim Silver has built a remarkable career as an academic, author, and activist.
Jim’s academic studies started at the University of Winnipeg, where he graduated with a B.A. (Honours) in Political Science in 1975. He went on to complete a Masters in Political…
Fast Facts: Why the Pain for Women in Manitoba Jails?
The Free Press (May 23 and 26, 2018) recently reported on the case of an Indigenous man who served more than six months in jail after pleading guilty to a…
The tough on crime strategy has not made our communities safer
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Fast Facts: Winnipeg Needs a Bed Bug Plan
The thought of being bitten in the night by tiny, blood-sucking bed bugs is enough to make anyone cringe. But bed bugs are making an international comeback—to the point where…
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Fast Facts: Racisme policier
Depuis le tout premier jour de l’enquête sur le décès de Matthew Dumas, atteint d’une balle tirée par un policier de Winnipeg, maître Robert Tapper prend la peine d’insister sur…
Whose Law and What Order?
Keynote Address to the Joseph Zuken Memorial Association Download 115.55 KB7 pages…
FastFacts: The Tragedy Runs Deep
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