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Govt Urged to Improve Services for Non-Christian Inmates

Religion can be a key element in the rehabilitation of inmates. However, for minorities, changes to prison chaplaincy services during the Conservative government made following their faith at federal prisons a challenge. For this reason…

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Blinded by “Merit”

Hamlin Grange August 15, 2014 No Comments Blacks Canada judicial system law enforcement Merit nonwhites Police prisons racism Statistics Canada University of Ottawa

Few people would disagree that Blacks and other non-whites are treated differently than whites by the criminal justice system. All the statistical data show that Blacks get harsher penalties, longer sentences and are over-represented in prisons .…

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24 Jul

Advocates argue the first-come, first-serve nature of the government’s program is “unfair” and exclusionary due to language, technological and financial barriers it places on racialized migrants in precarious working and living conditions. @migrants_rights https://newcanadianmedia.ca/migrants-seeking-permanent-residence-shut-out-of-essential-worker-stream/

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24 Jul

#Indigenous communities know the issues that affect them, and this foundation wants to hear directly from them to help. Approved project applications – accepted year-round – will receive funding between $5,000 and $30,000, ‘unencumbered.’ @InspiritFdn
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23 Jul

Thursday's summit on #Islamophobia, strangely, was closed to the public. While the prime minister named several national institutions as part of the problem, advocates worry about the safety of Muslim children as they head to school, reports Reedah Hayder. https://newcanadianmedia.ca/islamophobia-summit-trudeau-calls-out-federal-institutions/

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