BC health officer’s report criticizes federal crime legislation

from the Georgia Straight

"The federal government’s Safe Streets and Communities Act should be amended or revoked, a report issued today by B.C.’s provincial health officer recommends.

"The report, titled Health, Crime, and Doing Time, argues that changes included in the federal crime legislation enacted last year amount to a step backward that could result in more aboriginal youth and adults in correctional centres, and lower health status for aboriginal populations. …"

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