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Akikodjiwan: protecting sacred islands in Ottawa
October 22, 2016 An important fight for Indigenous Land justice is underway in Ottawa. Douglas Cardinal, his team, and community members are leading the legal fight to prevent condo development on the sacred islands near parliament hill. The case will be heard in divisional court, 161 Elgin street in Ottawa on October 26, and is […]
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Data confirms alarming systemic overuse of segregation in Ontario’s correctional facilities
October 18, 2016 Toronto – In a supplementary submission released today, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) again calls on the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (MCSCS) to end the practice of segregation (also known as solitary confinement) in Ontario’s correctional facilities. Following its original submission to the Provincial Segregation Review in January […]
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Statement of Indigenous Rights Activist Douglas Cardinal re Canadian Court Ruling on Cleveland Team’s Name and Logo
TORONTO, Oct. 17, 2016 – I am deeply disappointed in the court’s ruling, however, today was a victory in that we have elevated awareness of this serious issue at a national — and even international — level. We had hoped the court would recognize the immediate harm that the Cleveland baseball team’s racist name and logo […]
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Indigenous architect Douglas Cardinal in Ontario court trying to ban Cleveland’s baseball team name – APTN
October 17, 2016 A Toronto court will hear arguments today on an attempt to bar the Cleveland Indians from using their team name and logo in Ontario. The legal challenge by Indigenous architect Douglas Cardinal comes on the same day that the baseball team takes on the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 3 of the […]
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NewsAlert: Bid to ban Cleveland name, logo denied – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Oct 17, 2016 TORONTO _ An Ontario judge has ruled that the Cleveland Indians will be allowed to use their full team name and logo in their playoff games with the Toronto Blue Jays. The decision comes after lawyers for an indigenous activist sought to have a court ban use of the team’s […]
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Court hearing begins on potential Ontario ban of Cleveland Indians name and logo – cp
Source: The Canadian Press Oct 17, 2016 By Diana Mehta THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO _ A court hearing is underway as an Ontario activist attempts to bar the Cleveland Indians from using their team name and logo in the province. The legal challenge by architect and indigenous activist Douglas Cardinal is being heard just hours before the […]
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Researcher examines criminal court programs for people with mental illness in Nunavut
October 12, 2016 Queen’s University researcher Priscilla Ferrazzi (Rehab Science ‘15) says Inuit culture is a key consideration when planning criminal court programs for people with mental illness in Nunavut. Rehabilitation-oriented criminal court programs to reduce the number of people with mental illness caught in the criminal justice system exist in many North American cities […]
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Akwesasne creates first court in Canada for and by Indigenous people – CBC
‘It’s a historical moment. It’s the first in Canada,’ says Joyce King, director of justice in Akwesasne Oct 02, 2016 The Mohawk band council of Akwesasne has introduced what is considered the first Indigenous legal system in Canada outside a federal framework. While First Nations band councils have been passing and enforcing legislation on reserves […]
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Ontario children’s minister seeks racial data on kids in care – Cambridge Times
Michael Coteau won’t say if Ontario will fund recommendations in the report calling for anti-racism overhaul Ontario’s children’s minister says he will direct the province’s 47 children’s aid societies to collect race-based data as part of an effort to reduce the high number of black kids in care. “I believe in data collection,” Michael Coteau […]
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Muskoka court asked to use compassion when sentencing Aboriginal woman – Muskoka Region
BRACEBRIDGE – Judge JD Evans was asked to consider the “unique systemic background” of Aboriginal peoples when sentencing a woman in Bracebridge criminal court. A few months ago, the 44-year-old Bracebridge resident pleaded guilty to theft under $5,000 and fail to comply with probation order in July 2015. A presentence report revealed her father identifies […]
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