Justin Ling: Here’s the gear Canadian cops buy when they seize your assets

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Over the last four years, cops in British Columbia have seized more than $30 million through a legal process known as civil forfeiture, using that cash to fund program, hire staff, purchase vehicles, and host conferences. VICE News has obtained an up-to-date breakdown of where all that money is going.…

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The government needs to rethink its proposed legislation to amend The Tobacco Act, and instead base its policies on the evidence

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The backlash against “evidence-based policy” turns out to have been unnecessary: the fad was over before it started. This is hardly surprising, considering very few politicians who drop the phrase into their stump speeches can explain what it means. While the phrase still finds its way into the odd government…

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Release: CCF granted intervener status in Supreme Court freedom of association case

Today, the Supreme Court of Canada granted the CCF's motion to intervene in a case that will have profound implications for all private civil society organizations, and particularly religious congregations. The Canadian Constitution Foundation had previously filed an affidavit in support of the application for leave last autumn and Executive…

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