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Ontario won’t commit to ending use of mental illness as a reason for solitary confinement

May 5, 2016May 30, 2016amp Leave a comment

May 5, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Corrections Minister Yasir Naqvi is “concerned” that Ontario inmates are being put in solitary confinement because of their mental illnesses — but he won’t commit to ending the practice entirely.

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Feds eliminate extra access-to-info fees

May 5, 2016May 30, 2016amp Leave a comment

May 5, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Canadians will no longer be asked to pay thousands of dollars to access public information from the federal government.

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Afghanistan trauma takes a greater toll on military careers than other disorders

May 3, 2016May 30, 2016amp Leave a comment

May 3, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Canadians who returned from Afghanistan bearing psychic scars find themselves traumatized and out of the military in far greater numbers than counterparts suffering from mental illnesses unrelated to the Afghan mission.

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A severely sick man spent 400 days in solitary. This isn’t an anomaly: In Canada, it’s common

April 29, 2016May 30, 2016amp Leave a comment

April 29, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny and Patrick Cain, Global News

We don’t know much about him but we know he was “bizarre.”

“Bizarre behaviour” is what got him placed in solitary confinement in the first place.

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Liberals pledge to implement all access-to-info promises ‘as quickly as possible’

April 28, 2016May 30, 2016amp Leave a comment

April 28, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

The federal Liberals say they’ll bring in all the access-to-information promises in their election campaign as soon as possible — some as early as this winter.

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Canada’s info watchdog is getting less money than she was under the Tories

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April 28, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

The Liberals plan to strengthen “as early as this year” the watchdog responsible for keeping government transparent and making public information public — but they’ve given her office less money than she’s gotten since 2009.

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How racist are we, really? The case for quantifying systemic bias

April 27, 2016May 1, 2016amp Leave a comment

April 27, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

t’s tough to tackle systemic racism when the people you’re talking to are outraged when you suggest it’s an issue.

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Would you want to know if your doctor got money from pharma companies?

April 25, 2016May 1, 2016amp Leave a comment

April 25, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Your doctor could be getting money from pharmaceutical companies and doesn’t have to tell you.

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Assisted death bill could land Canadian government in court all over again

April 21, 2016April 24, 2016amp Leave a comment

April 21, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Just when you thought Canada’s years-long legal battle over assisted death was finished, the federal government may find itself back in court, being sued again over allegedly unconstitutional laws.

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Assisted death: What happens if there’s no new law?

April 21, 2016April 24, 2016amp Leave a comment

April 21, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

The people who’ve fought for years to legalize assisted death in Canada are now hoping a law governing its use doesn’t pass.

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