CFSC joins call for an independent inquiry into the case of Hassan Diab
Jody Wilson-Raybould Minister of Justice and Attorney General 284 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8 Chrystia Freeland Minister of Foreign Affairs 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2 Dear Ministers, Greetings from Canadian Friends Service Committee, the peace and social justice agency of Quakers in Canada. We write to express our deep … read more
Universal Periodic Review of human rights in Canada
The following open letter was sent today. Download it in PDF to read a list of signatories. We are writing with respect to Canada’s recent examination under the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process, the outcome of which – providing a compilation of 275 recommendations made to Canada by 107 states … read more
Open Letter: Call to Restore Judicial Discretion in Sentencing
Dear Minister Wilson-Raybould, A collection of Members from the National Associations Active in Criminal Justice (NAACJ) are writing to urge you to restore judicial discretion in sentencing in order to reduce the criminalization of Canada’s most vulnerable people. While we appreciate the opportunity to liaise with and inform the Government’s ongoing review of … read more
Bill C-262: our presentation to Parliamentary Committee
On April 24th CFSC program coordinator Jennifer Preston was invited to address Canada’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs. The subject was Bill C-262: The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. The text of what she said is below. Good afternoon, I am the daughter of Sarah Jane … read more
CFSC’s office in Friends House Toronto. We are located on the traditional territory of the Wendat, Petun, and most recently the Mississaugas of the Credit River. This land has been the site of
human activity for 15,000 years and was the subject of the Dish With One Spoon Wampum, a
treaty between the Haudenosaunee and the Anishinaabek.
