Geordon Omand
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Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Liberals set to reform jury selection process following Colten Boushie case
The federal government is proposing major changes to the criminal justice system to address criticism that it's biased against Indigenous people and other marginalized groups, as part of sweeping legislation introduced on Thursday, March 29, 2018. → Read More
Trudeau says he’s disappointed by Pope’s decision not to apologize for residential schools
The prime minister asked the Pope to consider apologizing when he visited the Vatican last year. → Read More
Feds ease restrictions on prescription heroin to address opioid epidemic
Government will also make methadone treatment more accessible → Read More
Trudeau Exonerates 6 First Nations Chiefs Executed More Than 150 Years Ago
The B.C. government apologized for the executions in 1993. → Read More
Feds ease restrictions on prescription heroin to address opioid epidemic
OTTAWA - Access to treatment for opioid addiction is about to get easier as the federal government p... - Health - Winnipeg Free Press. → Read More
Experts call for transparency, oversight around how political parties mine data
For years, Megan Boler's research focused on the power of social media as a democratizing force, giving voice to the voiceless and empowering everyday people to come together and participate more meaningfully in how they are governed. → Read More
Prescription Heroin Restrictions To Be Eased By Feds To Address Opioid Epidemic
Estimates slated to be released Tuesday suggest the epidemic claimed more than 4,000 lives last year. → Read More
Canada to ease restrictions on methadone, prescription heroin in response to opioid crisis
Last month’s federal budget earmarked $231 million to improve access to treatment, address stigma and gather data on the opioid crisis. → Read More
Patients will be able to access prescription heroin more readily amid opioid epidemic
The government is easing restrictions on prescription heroin and methadone in an effort to address the opioid crisis. → Read More
Feds ease restrictions on prescription heroin to address opioid epidemic
OTTAWA – Access to treatment for opioid addiction is about to get easier as the federal government promises changes to drug laws that would do away with some of the obstacles preventing doctors from offering prescription heroin and methadone. Forthcoming legal changes will allow patients to access, when appropriate, prescribed heroin outside of a hospital … → Read More
‘A longstanding blind spot in Canadian politics’: More oversight needed on data mining, experts say
At the heart of the fallout surrounding Cambridge Analytica and Facebook is a story abut the increasing sophistication and secrecy of the techniques political actors use to harvest voter information. → Read More
Political parties’ data strategies need more oversight, experts say
Amid the Cambridge Analytica fallout, more light is being shed on the techniques political actors and parties have developed to harvest voters’ information → Read More
Canadian data has been harvested by political groups, companies for decades
The phenomenon of data harvesting dates back decades. Companies would historically use information provided on warranty forms to contact buyers about other purchases they may want to make, or about a replacement when a product was nearing the end of its life span. → Read More
Experts call for transparency, oversight around how political parties mine data
For years, University of Toronto social justice professor Megan Boler's research focused on the power of social media as a democratizing force. → Read More
Trudeau to exonerate First Nations war chiefs hanged in B.C. in 1860s
After a crew of road builders was killed in Tsilhqot’in territory in 1864, five chiefs arrived at what they believed would be peace talks with government representatives. They where they were arrested, tried and hanged. A sixth chief was executed the following year. → Read More
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to exonerate Tsilhqot'in warriors hanged in 1860s
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to formally exonerate six First Nations war chief... - Canada - Winnipeg Free Press. → Read More
Liberals pledge to eliminate tuberculosis in Canada’s North by 2030
The government is also laying out an interim goal of reducing active tuberculosis in the North by half within the next seven years → Read More
Plain packaging proposed for legal marijuana
Health Canada releases draft regulations that would require health warnings, and would limit branding → Read More
Canadians support stringent restrictions on pot packaging: Health Canada
OTTAWA - Legal marijuana will be sold in plain packages emblazoned with a yellow health warning and ... - Health - Winnipeg Free Press. → Read More
Health Canada says public supports strict pot packaging restrictions
The proposed marijuana packaging will include a bright red stop sign containing a pot leaf and the letters THC → Read More