Reading Time: 5 minutes Toronto is a perfect example of a municipal system out of touch with effective policing. More money and new processes don’t result in less crime
Author: Anil Anand
Epidemic of illegal firearms overwhelms Canadian cities
Reading Time: 5 minutes Corrections institutions are merely holding facilities with few effective rehabilitative programs. They must have programs for safe, effective reintegration
We can’t just throw money at crime prevention
Reading Time: 3 minutes We need to to treat the crisis of a growing prison population as a public health challenge rather than the narrower response being advocated
We must fight crime at its social roots
Reading Time: 3 minutes The rash of liquor store robberies in Winnipeg says more about underlying social problems than it does about the effectiveness of police
Humanity faces a huge and growing crisis
Reading Time: 5 minutes The number of displaced, marginalized and impoverished people continues to grow. How we handle this will determine mankind’s future
In search of truth in the face of political lies
Reading Time: 4 minutes These untruths reflect badly on candidates, and much more on the ability of the electorate to make thoughtful and informed decisions
The war on drugs must be fought at addiction’s social roots
Reading Time: 4 minutes The answer to addiction will not be found in the industries of incarceration and prescription
Don’t blame the oil industry for our consumer excesses
Reading Time: 4 minutes Assigning the blame too narrowly is neither a fair nor effective strategy
How do new Canadians see Indigenous issues?
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s a mistake to assume that recent immigrants to Canada, who make up 20% of our population, will easily understand and embrace the Indigenous, who make up 4.3%
Beyond carding: how police surveillance has dangerously evolved
Reading Time: 7 minutes The end of carding won’t cease the gathering of information. Instead, it will be entered into police data bases without the public’s knowledge