The National Harkat Security Certificate Upheld
This report from Terry Milewski looks a the Supreme Court ruling that the controversial security certificate is constitutional. The rarely used certificate allows the government to detain and remove non-citizens considered a security threat, using secret evidence. This case in particular centred on Mohamed Harkat but will likely have wider implications.
- 2014
- 00:02:48
- 15-17
- Added on: 09/17/2015
Man Alive Healing Justice
Native peoples believe our justice system has failed them. Healing Justice looks at the native model of justice which is based on reconciliation and harmony rather than punishment. To find out how this system works and what we can learn from it, we travel to the remote Native community of Muskrat Dam and to the Aboriginal Legal Services in Toronto. ...
- 1996
- 00:24:14
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/14/2013
News in Review - September 2013 Henry Morgentaler, Death of a Canadian Protagonist
He was a Second World War concentration camp survivor who came to Canada, became a doctor and changed the way the country treated women seeking abortions. Henry Morgentaler was a controversial figure – loved by some, reviled by others. He died on May 29, 2013.
- 2013
- 00:14:41
- 15-17
- Added on: 09/25/2013
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Firsthand Hold Your Fire
The average frontline police officer in North America faces more interactions with people experiencing a mental health crisis than ever before. As the number of interactions skyrockets, police services struggle to deal with an ever-growing population of emotionally disturbed individuals who often lack adequate social supports. Hold Your Fire explores the reasons why officers who signed on to serve and protect somehow ...
- 2015
- 00:44:16
- 15-17
- Added on: 02/18/2016
The National Homelessness: The "Housing First" Approach
The National explores the complicated and difficult issue of homelessness in Victoria, BC. In recent years, the postcard image of this quaint seaside capital has been tarnished by increasing homelessness. Victoria's solution? To turn to Portland, Oregon for inspiration. Their mantra is "housing first". No matter how people wind up on the streets — drug addiction, mental illness, crime or ...
- 2008
- 00:23:01
- 15-17
- Added on: 06/14/2013
CBC News Homicide Victim Celeste Yawney Helped Women Facing Domestic Violence
CBC News reporter Adam Hunter looks at the tragic story of Celeste Yawney, a Regina woman who worked at the YWCA helping other women escape situations of domestic violence. As this report emphasizes, Saskatchewan faces the highest rate of intimate partner violence in Canada.
- 2015
- 00:02:13
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/21/2016
The National Honesty Tests in the Workplace
With Canadian retailers losing a staggering $1.4 million a day to the pockets of their own staff, is the use of these tests justified? It's cheap and it's legal, but do the questions give an accurate reading? At present there are guidelines for honesty tests, but their use is voluntary and the companies giving the tests are unregulated. Decisions are ...
- 2000
- 00:16:08
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/14/2013
Witness House of Secrets
Placing violent offenders in the custody of a halfway house is usually met with fierce resistance by most communities, afraid they might slip out of their midst. But how justified is the public's dread of halfway houses and their residents? What really goes on behind the walls of these dreaded institutions? What this documentary uncovers will fascinate and disturb viewers.
- 1997
- 00:50:33
- 15-17
- Added on: 06/14/2013
The National How Montreal police and the city's homeless are building a better relationship New
It's part of an initiative started after a homeless man was killed by police last year. The goal is to ensure it never happens again.
- 2018
- 00:06:46
- 13-14
- Added on: 07/11/2018
News in Review - October 1996 Human Reproduction: Redefining Life
Technology and the control over human reproduction is the point of departure for examining the related controversial social and ethical issues.
- 1996
- 00:14:24
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/04/2017
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