Messages From CRPOI
Amending the Coroners Act
Within recently proposed tough on crime legislation came a number of regressive changes to the Canadian legal and prison system, and it’s associated processes. Among these are changes to the Coroners Act to remove [...]
Need for Research and Data for Bail/Sentencing Reform
The Federal Government is planning to introduce legislation related to bail and sentencing reforms this fall. They will continue to expand reverse-onus bail measures and add “femicide” as an aggravating factor in murder sentencing. [...]
SAVE THE DATE! Understanding Canada’s 2nd Tough on Crime Wave A CRPOI Webinar
Join CRPOI on Thursday January 15th at 9am PST/ 12pm EST/ 1pm AST for a national webinar where we will unpack and address Canada’s current openly ‘tough on crime’ approach by deeply diving into the erosions [...]
CAEFS Federal Budget Lock-Up & Analysis
In addition to responding to the OCI 2024-2025 Annual Report, CAEFS has also prepared an analysis of the 2025 Government of Canada Budget. In early November, Co-Executive Director of CAEFS, Nyki Kish, attended the [...]
CAEFS response to the Office of the Correctional Investigator 2024-2025 Annual Report
With this fall came the release of the Office of the Correctional Investigator’s (OCI) 2024-2025 report, which can be found here: https://oci-bec.gc.ca/en/reports/annual. The OCI report accompanies the early retirement of Dr. Ivan Zinger, who [...]