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Harper Government Centralizing, Slashing Federal Web Info

Vincent Gogolek | Posted 05.09.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Read More: Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, Freedom of Information, Open Data, Tony Clement, Library and Archives Canada, Treasury Board, Open Government, Government of Canada, Department of Justice, Harper, Harper Government, Canada British Columbia News
Vincent Gogolek

Scheduled to roll out at the end of this month, the federal government's Web Renewal Action! Plan will change how government information is posted and archived online, and not for the better. It clearly outlines the intention to drastically cut the number of government websites available to Canadians. Even more worrisome is the fact it's also contemplating preserving only that which receives a suitable number of clicks. Because everyone knows the most important information is always the most popular.

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Do Conservatives Really Want to Help Victims?

Dyanoosh Youssefi | Posted 04.09.2013 | Canada Politics
Read More: Victims, Restorative Justice, Rob Nicholson, Criminal Justice System, Victim-Offender Reconciliation, Department of Justice, Reducing Crime, Victim Services, Canada Politics News
Dyanoosh Youssefi

Our current federal government's approach to dealing with crime and helping victims has been simple and simply wrong: keep people in jail longer, increase sentences, expand mandatory minimums and focus on punishment, not prevention or rehabilitation.

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'Negligent' Court Officials Booted From National Security Case

CP | Colin Pekel, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.01.2012 | Canada Politics
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TORONTO - Eleven federal lawyers and assistants have been ordered to step down from a long-running national security case in an unusual court ruling t...

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Harper Backs Down on Gay Marriage

Johannes Wheeldon, Ph.D | Posted 03.14.2012 | Canada
Read More: Stephen Harper, Media, Conservative Ideology, Canada, Same-Sex Marriage, Department of Justice, Harper Divorce, Same-Sex Marriage Canada, Department of Justice Gay Marriage, Canada Gay Marriage, Harper Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Divorce Canada, Canada News
Johannes Wheeldon, Ph.D

I suggest this whole incident be seen as an important moment. It is clear many, many Canadians are scared about the ideologically driven Federal government under Harper: Mr. Harper: take note. Conservative values are not Canadian values and many people are increasingly enraged by your policies.

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