In P.E.I., a model for a guaranteed basic income has emerged that is feasible and affordable. As Benoît Robidoux, Wayne Simpson and Barbara Boraks explain, this proposal would virtually eradicate poverty among working-age adults and their children. options-po.li/3JooleZ

How are we supposed to trust the police when this is the climate inside? Defund them now.

The House of Commons justice committee has made significant revisions to Bill C-332, which would make it better law, but the question still stands: should we criminalize coercive control at all? pamelacross.ca/the-bill-to-cr…

SMU’s Sexual Violence Advisor, Dee Dooley Receives National Award, SVPI contributions also recognized. Read more: loom.ly/rjABz6k #CourageToAct #SupportSurvivors #GBV #SMUcommunity

My letter in Saltwire today - saltwire.com/halifax/opinio…

This Ontario-built program that supports sex offenders after they’re released from prison works & keeps communities safer. It has been implemented across Canada & around the world, so why is it closing its doors here? pamelacross.ca/important-offe…

In today's Morning File, I wrote about parking, and how there's too much of it in Halifax. halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/t…

Alongside thousands of people across Canada I am speaking up for #RainbowEquality. That’s why I’m proud to sign Momentum’s Pledge to Defend Rainbow Equality! Learn more about how you can support a more free and equal Canada: rainbowequality.ca rainbowequality.ca/pledge?recruit…

I am a rich person strongly in favor of the changes to the capital gains tax. Check out my oped ⬇️ “Why should I pay a lower rate just because I was lucky enough to have money to invest, and why should someone who actually works for a living have to pay a higher one?”

We hope you will join us for the 2024 Associates and Fellows Public Lecture Series! Please register at the link below! forms.office.com/r/gLVMG0TLEW

Top 10 reasons you should subscribe to the Halifax Examiner halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/t…

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Because criminalization worked so well with the creation/implementation of mandatory charging policies 🫠 #CoerciveControl

Join us this week to learn about the work of Restorative Lab Fellow Jacob Glover and his work 'Toward a Restorative Approach to Sport' June 26, 7:30pm AST. Register here: forms.office.com/r/gLVMG0TLEW

In our new article for The Conversation Canada, Nadine Wathen and I raise concerns regarding the potential criminalization of coercive control in Canada - particularly in light of the documented impacts of mandatory charging policies over the past four decades. theconversation.com/criminalizing-…

Continuing interviewing people for my new research that will look at civil lawsuits for gendered violence. Looking to speak to both those who have initiated legal action or are being sued (i.e., defamation) - please email me for more details!

Bell made more than $64 million in gross revenues from calls made by inmates at Ontario jails — at “exorbitant” rates, lawyers allege — and gave nearly $39 million of that to the province as commission, according to new disclosures from the telecom giant. trib.al/0YIfbKi

Sue Bookchin, ED at BTPI is moderating this excellent panel on banning the misuse of NDAs, hosted by Can't Buy My Silence Registration info in the link! cantbuymysilence.com/press-canada#e…

In the News! Thank you to The Coast - Halifax/Kjipuktuk for the most recent piece on the misuse of NDAs, including quotes from Julie Macfarlane and Kristina Fifield and highlighting Can't Buy My Silence Canada upcoming events in Halifax! Read the article: thecoast.ca/news-opinion/h… Register: