Policing expert Paul Palango, author of a new book on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, argues we need to revamp the dysfunctional organization–or get rid of the RCMP altogether. * Over the past few years, RCMP controversies have been in the news constantly. The extent of lying revealed during the inquiry into the tasering and
The National Priorities Project shows what extraordinary things could have been accomplished in the U.S. using the money that's been spent on the Iraq war. But what could that money have done in Iraq, where 1 dollar equals a whopping 1,200 Dinars?
Wipond, Rob. A "Patient-centred" Path towards Ignoring Patient Rights: A Critical Analysis of the Federal Senate Committee's Dismissal of Concerns about Involuntary Treatment Laws and Civil Rights Abuses in the Canadian Mental Health System. Abstract: The Canadian Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology released a report on the mental health system in
Police adore Tasers. Medical researchers and coroners have become cozy with the manufacturer. Taser International has been threatening legal action against Canadian media. Whose claims can we trust? Shortly after the horrifying, videotaped death of Robert Dziekanski at Vancouver Airport tore through our public consciousness, another frightening thing happened. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of
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