Prisoners in the Burnside jail say that conditions are “worse than ever” since the peaceful protest that ended September 9. They are calling for independent oversight of the provincial prisons and an external review of conditions, legal aid funding for adequate representation for habeas applications, and intervention by the Human Rights Commission. They describe a […]
Mi’kmaw man says poor treatment he received at the PEI Correctional Facility left him hospitalized and in fear of his life
A Mi’kmaw man in hospital says that the treatment he received in the Prince Edward Island Correctional Facility left him in in fear of his life. Charles Wallace, 42, alleges that he was bullied, called racial slurs, and denied healthcare by correctional officers. After a month of excruciating pain, Wallace was transferred back to Nova […]
Six protestors arrested at Halifax Canada Post demonstration
It was all-too-Canadian. The cold, the Tim's coffee, the parkas, the police being polite while they arrested people for exercising their rights, the public that supports stripping workers' rights because there might be letters for Santa in those vans. And the general indifference while the police are authorized to use force to break the strike and keep breaking it, all while we celebrate being a kinder, gentler country than what we see happening under Trump.
I was sitting at home when I got the community call-out for a solidarity action at the Canada Post on Almon Street on Sunday night. Since I live in the area, I decided to go down and see what was happening and join in to support the postal workers. Across Canada, people have been protesting […]
Cannabis dispensary owner Ryan Nehiley was shot dead in his Spryfield home
Morning File, Monday, November 26, 2018
November subscription drive Not too late! Click here to subscribe. 1. William Shrubsall The Parole Board of Canada agrees that dangerous offender William Shrubsall is still a danger, writes Stephen Kimber. “So why grant him full parole? Good question. Bad answer.” Click here to read “William Shrubsall: gambling on American justice, gambling on public safety.” This article is for […]
Emergency help line for those in mental health crises is underfunded
On November 16, Nicole Munro writing for the Chronicle Herald investigated how suicide victims were turned away at Nova Scotia ERs. The story raised questions about gaps in Nova Scotia’s mental health supports. On the Remembrance Day long weekend, I advised a young person in crisis to call the Mental Health Mobile Crisis Telephone Line. The […]
El Jones gets at the human core of the issues and people she writes about
Morning File, Tuesday, November 6, 2018
News 1. El Jones I first met El Jones when I worked at The Coast. Our meeting was not in person, but virtually — I remember that I asked her to write a guest commentary, and a couple of days later she came back with a poem, which she sent me via a Facebook message. […]
Phillip’s story: “They told me it could be a lifelong job. And instead I got a lifelong addiction.”
Phillip Izzard has been trying to get someone to listen for 37 years. I interview Phillip in his home in Uniacke Square. The day I meet him, I have just come from an event at the Black Cultural Centre exploring the impact of the city’s apology for Africville. “Africville is still happening,” residents at the […]
Corrections officials came to Province House for questioning; here’s how they answered
On Wednesday morning, I attended the Public Accounts committee meeting at Province House. Deputy Minister of Justice Karen Hudson, Chris Collett Executive Director of Correctional Services, and provincial Director of Correctional Services Sean Kelly were answering questions about the Auditor General report from May, 2018. Among other concerns, the report revealed jails were not following the rules […]
Black and Indigenous: prisoners of mixed heritage face institutional ignorance
Prisoners who are of both Black and Indigenous background report that they face discrimination in jail based on their mixed heritage. There have recently been a number of stories about white people falsely claiming Indigenous ancestry. Jorge Barrera’s investigation for APTN established that author Joseph Boyden has no traceable Indigenous ancestors. Elizabeth Warren’s claims of being […]
Our lunch with Angela
by Martha Paynter, El Jones, and Emma Halpern We sat down with Angela Davis for one hour over lunch when she was in town this week to receive an honourary Doctor of Laws from Dalhousie University and deliver the inaugural lecture in the Viola Desmond series. She asked us about prison abolition, sexual violence, racism, […]
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