Brendan Kennedy
@bkstar.bsky.social
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Brendan Kennedy
@bkstar.bsky.social
· Jul 15
Ontario’s jail conditions are inhumane and disgraceful, judges say. Criminals are serving shorter sentences as a result
As the premier calls for bail reforms that would see more people locked up while awaiting trial, Ontario’s jails are “in a state of growing crisis.”
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Brendan Kennedy
@bkstar.bsky.social
· Jul 15
Ontario’s jail conditions are inhumane and disgraceful, judges say. Criminals are serving shorter sentences as a result
As the premier calls for bail reforms that would see more people locked up while awaiting trial, Ontario’s jails are “in a state of growing crisis.”
www.thestar.com
Brendan Kennedy
@bkstar.bsky.social
· Jul 15
Ontario’s jail conditions are inhumane and disgraceful, judges say. Criminals are serving shorter sentences as a result
As the premier calls for bail reforms that would see more people locked up while awaiting trial, Ontario’s jails are “in a state of growing crisis.”
www.thestar.com
Brendan Kennedy
@bkstar.bsky.social
· Jul 11
Ontario’s jail conditions are inhumane and disgraceful, judges say. Criminals are serving shorter sentences as a result
As the premier calls for bail reforms that would see more people locked up while awaiting trial, Ontario’s jails are “in a state of growing crisis.”
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Denise Balkissoon
@balkissoon.bsky.social
· Jun 23
Province Invests $1.3 Billion in New Schools—Just Not in Toronto | The Local
The Tories will fund 45 school building projects across the province—and not a single one in the TDSB, the biggest board in the province. Critics say the opaque process puts politics over students.
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Brendan Kennedy
@bkstar.bsky.social
· Jun 10
Ontario Ombudsman to probe complaints of province’s response to Maplehurst guards’ crackdown on inmates
The latest investigation followed the Ministry of Solicitor General's two internal investigative reports that found widespread institutional failure at the jail located in Milton.
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Brendan Kennedy
@bkstar.bsky.social
· Jun 2
Toronto Star
@thestar.com
· Jun 2
A murder. Alleged human trafficking. Drugs. These are the cases that have been compromised by inmate abuse by Maplehurst guards
This is the first accounting of the scale of the disruption to the justice system caused by the violent crackdown at the Ontario jail.
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Brendan Kennedy
@bkstar.bsky.social
· May 29
‘Code of silence’: Jail guards broke rules, then misled investigators probing crackdown on Maplehurst inmates, internal reports show
The ministry launched its investigation into the violent incident one day after the Star sent questions about it to Ontario’s solicitor general.
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Richie Assaly
@rdassaly.bsky.social
· Apr 23
Arcade Fire returns with a slate of sold-out shows — including in Toronto — and a deeply divided fan base
In 2022, the band's frontman Win Butler faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. Here's how fans are reacting to news of a new album and world tour.
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Emma McIntosh
@emmamci.bsky.social
· Apr 17
Ontario Greenbelt’s controversial ‘Mr. X’ is banned from lobbying for two years
Former Clarington mayor John Mutton — the Greenbelt lobbyist known as “Mr. X” — has been banned from lobbying over a “significant number of serious contraventions going back several years.”
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Brendan Kennedy
@bkstar.bsky.social
· Apr 17
Former Ford government staffer must hand over any Greenbelt emails in his personal account — or else, watchdog warns
If he doesn’t comply, Ryan Amato could be called to explain himself under oath, Ontario’s information and privacy watchdog says.
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