Euthanasia penalties questioned in Canadian case
Halifax ethics experts urge focusing on penalty reform rather than legal status after Halifax doctor Nancy Morrison faces first degree murder charges in a terminal cancer patient’s death. Dr. Peter Singer argues punishment should reflect the mercy killing context and differ from robbery or other murders. Canadian debates and a shelved Senate proposal on mercy killing are noted.
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Halifax
Peter Singer
University of Toronto Centre For Bioethics
Nancy Morrison
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
Singer
Nova Scotia
Morrison
Senate
Silence by witnesses hinders police investigations in Toronto
Frustration grows as up to 200 witnesses in a 199? fatal Toronto shooting refuse to speak to detectives. Det Const Rajeev Sukumaran faces insubordination charges amid a dispute over police cooperation with investigators.
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Hugh Dawson
Dawson
Metro Toronto
Rajeev Sukumaran
Julian Falconer
Falconer
Ontario Police Act
Dennis Ewaniuk
Toronto Police Association
Bob Runciman
Bilingual failings hurt Ottawa in 2001 Games bid
Ottawa ranked last among bidders for the 2001 Canada Games in bilingualism. Niagara Region led with three points, London had two, and Ottawa-Carleton one. The committee cited weak francophone support and bid leadership in Ottawa’s bid.
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Ottawa Citizen
Niagara Region
London
Ottawa-Carleton
Niagara
Appellate Court Finds Bias In Aboriginal Rights Trial
The Federal Court of Appeal ordered a new trial after finding reasonable apprehension of bias by Justice Francis Muldoon. Judges faulted his critical language describing Aboriginal rights as racist or apartheid like during a 1993-94 band membership trial of native women.
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Ottawa
Francis Muldoon
Federal Court of Appeal
Muldoon
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