Law students and members of the University of Victoria’s Poverty Law Club have asked the regional coroner to conduct an investigation
Members of the University of Victoria’s Poverty Law Club have drawn public and media attention to thirty deaths among Victoria’s homeless people. The deaths occurred over a four month period during the summer of 2012 and the number of deaths is three times higher than in previous years, according to Don Evans, executive director of Our Place Society. Evans told the Times Colonist that most of those who died were in their 40s, adding that without proper shelter, nutrition or medical care, infections and diseases thrive. (more…)
Calen Pick’s famous aunt, Glenn Close, was a keynote speaker last spring at the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s conference about stigma and the way we see mental illness. Together with her sister, Jessie Close, and her nephew, Calen Pick, the three family members helped to put a family face on the experience of living with–and dealing with–mental illness among family members. 
The Conference Board of Canda is an independent, not-for-profit applied research organization that specializes in economic trends, as well as organizational performance and public policy issues. The group’s 
Several years ago, Errol Povah crossed Canada on a “
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in northern British Columbia has failed to protect indigenous women and girls from violence, adding to longstanding tensions between the RCMP and indigenous communities in the region, according to a report by Human Rights Watch. 
METRO NEWS OTTAWA, February 11, 2013