Cheri DiNovo, minister of cloth and legislature, keeps agitating by Chantal Braganza The NDP member of provincial parliament gave up ministry for politics but is still a champion of the most marginalized
Developmentally disabled now in community living but gaps remain by Kevin Spurgaitis In Ontario alone, more than 12,000 people with developmental disabilities are on a waiting list for group housing
Reforms to refugee laws may leave some unable to remain in Canada by Emily Loewen Some wrongly rejected refugees to Canada will look for sanctuary in churches, say advocates
Honour-killing activist Aruna Papp protects victims, educates the world by Karen Stiller She believes training, understanding the language of honour-based violence and correctly assessing risk can save lives
Residential schools foster traumatic legacy in child-protection numbers by Pieta Woolley Thousands of Indigenous children are caught up in the foster care system, a haunting echo of all those children taken to residential
Wrongful conviction of Ivan Henry in B.C. spurs calls for reckoning by Gary Stephen Ross He spent 27 years in jail for a spate of rapes he didn't commit, a conviction so sloppy the B.C. Court of
Prison fails to prepare convicts for life once they’re out of jail by Richard Wright Many in federal prisons have mental health issues, most are drug users, two-thirds have no high school education
Prison chaplain job is as old as the faith, but federal cutbacks hurt by Mike Milne Ottawa made the controversial move of cutting prison chaplaincy contracts for inmates who are not Christian, leaving them without spiritual aid
Young adult novel beautifully highlights the history of the Metis by Carolyn Pogue A review of Jacqueline Guest’s new book, Outcasts of River Falls.
Owning land is a Canadian right—unless you live on a reserve by Richard Wright One First Nation in British Columbia is rewriting the rules to land ownership. Will property rights for Aboriginals bring prosperity or assimilation?