Leadnow.ca: On Eve of Crime Bill Vote, Experts and Groups Join Call for a New Path for Canadian Justice
(firmenpresse) - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/01/11 -- As MPs ready to vote on the Omnibus Crime Bill, Bill C-10, a growing group of organizations and experts are joining over 30,000 Canadians to call for their MPs to stop Bill C-10, and create a Citizen's Assembly for Canadian Justice.
The initial endorsers include diverse organizations such as the John Howard Society, Canadian Union of Public Employees and Indigenous Environmental Network, with experts such as David Daubney, a former Progressive Conservative MP who chaired the House Justice Committee from 1987 to '88.
"The Assembly would bring together citizens, experts and organizations to create a new justice strategy that would make Canada safer, not meaner," said Jamie Biggar, Executive Director of Leadnow.ca. "We can build on the tradition of Royal Commissions to engage Canadians in a national conversation about Canadian justice, and make sure our values and the evidence guide decisions."
The endorsers are backing 30,000+ Canadians who have joined an online letter writing campaign. Last week, this community organized 160 demonstrations at MP's constituency offices where they delivered the Leadnow.ca petition and the Canadian Bar Association report condemning the bill.
The issue is motivating Canadians who see it as a test of character. "Is this a country that learns to treat the causes of crime and rehabilitate the people who commit crimes," said Biggar, "or are we a country that ignores the evidence and uses mandatory sentences to fill the jails with our most vulnerable people?"
Leadnow.ca is an independent advocacy organization that brings generations of Canadians together to hold our government accountable, deepen our democracy and take action for the common good.
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The following organizations, public figures and experts are today joining the 30,000+ Canadians who have asked their provincial and federal governments to stop the Omnibus Crime Bill and create a Citizen's Assembly for Canadian Justice.
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Leadnow.ca
Jamie Biggar, Executive Director
778-847-8205
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