“To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die” — Thomas Campbell. Continue reading
‘Your risk of illness and chance of getting better are very linked to who you are, how you live, what your income is.’ Continue reading
How nice are Canadians, really? Reckoning with racism, police use of force tests long-standing myths
‘Canadian niceness you can really equate with Canadian whiteness, and you can really equate that with Canadian Britishness.’ Continue reading
Experts and advocates explain why police should not be the first response for people who experience sexual violence. Continue reading
Why Mountie and policing experts see the government’s RCMP reforms as performative and little more than ‘lip service.’ Continue reading
‘As our understanding of the nuance between sex and gender has evolved, we as a society have felt the need to create words differentiating those.’ Continue reading
If Celina Urbanowicz is deported, her family will be split across three countries and two continents. Continue reading
The idea that police could do their jobs in such a way that they stop atrocities before they happen is tantalizing — but not so clear cut. Continue reading
We want to know your favourite memories, the personality quirks you miss so much, how much you loved their smiles or their eyes or their hugs. Continue reading
‘What we often see is that the interests of Indigenous people continue to be weighed less than the interests of the larger Canadian public.’ Continue reading
Language to use and language to avoid if you’re talking to a survivor of domestic abuse. Continue reading
“Motive is a very narrow way of looking at it. What we’re talking about here is the problem of male violence.” Continue reading
‘When women stay in violent relationships, they’re looked down upon, and if they leave and the perpetrator does harm to other people, they’re also blamed.’ Continue reading
Brenda Forbes says she felt dismissed when she spoke up about the gunman’s violence and weapons cache. Continue reading
If the HIV-AIDS epidemic taught us anything, one criminologist says it’s that “criminal justice responses and policing responses only exacerbate the crisis.” Continue reading