Impaired Driving in Canada

Jas Goraya  On September 27, 2015, a minivan carrying six family members- three of them children under the age of 10- was struck by a drunk driver at the intersection of Kipling Avenue and Kirby road in Vaughan. The crash led to the tragic death of the three children and their grandfather. Police reported that…

Cracking down on crime: Is getting tough the way to safer streets?

Tiff Blair Mandatory minimums, extended sentences for youth offenders, harsher sentences for drug crimes and the elimination of pardons for serious crimes, are but some of the legislative changes being proposed by the 9-part omnibus crime bill introduced by the Conservative government this week. On Tuesday Sept. 20, the Honourable Rob Nicholson, Minister of Justice…