Publications

Indigenous people in Canada have long been subjected to mass incarceration, due to the enduring legacy of colonialism and ongoing racism. In 2023, Indigenous people represented 32% of the federal prison population, while making up just 5% of the total adult population. In fact, the increasing incarceration of Indigenous women has resulted in Indigenous women … Read more

This paper aims to explore the intersection of HIV criminalization and sex work to better understand how HIV criminalization affects sex workers, but also how the different forms of HIV criminalization and sex work reinforce each other and exacerbate violence and discrimination against sex workers living with HIV in the region. This project is a … Read more

Ontario’s Factum is available to download at this link: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/f6jcp2knf1tfk01aq8ya1/Factum-Respondent-HMKRO-18-MAR-2025.pdf?rlkey=d3jwzvv9ufhmsoopzqk4rjs7i&st=kyql27g5&dl=0 

This info sheet provides an overview of the Community Care and Recovery Act – Ontario legislation that will lead to the shutdown of supervised consumption services in Ontario.

This backgrounder provides information about the constitutional challenge to Ontario’s Community Care and Recovery Act launched by The Neighbourhood Group Community Services and two individual applicants who argue that the closure of Consumption and Treatment Services Sites in Ontario violates Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Ontario’s Record is available to download at this link: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/fv4s949zzdcf40e4ka7ay/AA7v4zQieSPnbZc2wKLhjdE/Ontario’s%20evidence?rlkey=2jad0jvlgrd41ol36owos0vh5&subfolder_nav_tracking=1&st=qm1g7sh9&dl=0

The Applicants Record is available to download at this link: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/fv4s949zzdcf40e4ka7ay/AN8KkRJWAshef9DCNHLltKk?rlkey=2jad0jvlgrd41ol36owos0vh5&st=1i1062rk&dl=0