“[B]y reopening debate on this issue [the Civil Marriage Act] in the House of Commons and possibly backpedaling on the equal right of same-sex couples to marry, Canada is in danger of joining the ranks of countries that champion human rights only selectively to suit political circumstances. The consequences of such an outcome would be … Read more
Safer tattooing programs should be implemented in all prisons in Canada, says Director of Communications Leon Mar in this World AIDS Day op-ed, published in the Toronto Star on December 1, 2006.
The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network is pleased to report that Bill C-9, the Government’s legislation aimed at eliminating conditional sentencing for certain criminal offences, was amended before passing third reading in the House of Commons so that it no longer applies to drug offences.
Two years ago, Parliament unanimously passed a law to ease access to lower-cost, generic medicines for developing countries confronting an ongoing tide of suffering and death. But so far not a single pill has left Canada. During AIDS 2006, federal Health Minister Tony Clement promised that the government would review the law and fix it … Read more
“On behalf of the 225 organizational and individual members of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, I am writing to express our dismay over the recent decision of the Ville-Marie arrondissement to close the parks of the centre city to the public at night. This decision is sure to result in further criminalization of homeless people … Read more
“We believe that the time is right to launch a public process to develop and adopt such a policy with human rights at its centre. Among areas needing attention are: fundamental reforms to the human rights dialogue between Canada and China; other strategies and mechanisms focused on human rights; trade and investment; conditions for development … Read more