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Work Life: Labour and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
35 Years of Experience In April 1982 the Constitution Act was proclaimed. It included the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Charter protects Canadians’…
Asking British Columbians about electoral reform
CCPA-BC submission on the electoral reform process Download 1.8 MB6 pages The CCPA-BC sent this submission to the BC Government’s How We Vote consultation, which requests feedback…
Justice Starts Here
A one-stop shop approach for achieving greater justice in Manitoba Download 1.71 MB120 pages Understanding unique access to justice challenges faced by specific groups highlights…
Research for Communities: Justice Starts Here
A one-stop shop approach for achieving greater justice in Manitoba In the report Justice Starts Here: A one-stop shop approach for achieving greater justice in…
Fast Fact: Laying fewer charges will help reduce overcrowding
This article was first published in the Winnipeg Free Press, March 8, 2017 Manitoba has a higher proportion of adults in custody than any other…
The Impact of the Harper Government’s “Tough on Crime” Strategy
Hearing from Frontline Workers Download 521.95 KB37 pages Crime rates in Canada have been steadily dropping for over a decade, while prison populations have been…
Fast Facts: The Tough on Crime Strategy Has Not Made Our Communities Safer
Crime rates in Canada have been steadily declining for more than a decade, yet prison populations have been increasing in recent years. Commentators have attributed…
Prisons are NOT ‘functioning fine’ under Harper’s tough-on-crime agenda
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Government’s anti-terror laws target anti-pipeline foes
Since October’s shooting and attack on Parliament Hill, the Harper government has introduced or passed four pieces of legislation that impinge on civil liberties in…
Bill C-51: A Legal Primer
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Work Life: Supreme Court Rulings on Labour Legislation
An Affirmation of Workers’ Constitutional Rights The January 30, 2015 decision by the Supreme Court of Canada was a very significant one for the labour…
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