Appointed: A Canadian Senator Bringing Margins to the Centre

Selected Publications by Professor Piché Mussell, Linda, Kevin Walby and Justin Piché, ‘Can you make it out alive?’ Penal Imaginaries at Forts, Sanitaria, Asylums, and Segregated Schools , Qualitative Criminology , Volume Online First (April 2021) https://www.qualitativecriminology.com/pub/1bk9q4t1/release/1 Open Access Benslimane, Souheil, Sarah Speight, Justin Piché and Aaron Doyle, The Jail Acc...

Resources mentioned during the show and further reading: Learn more about Justice Harry S. LaForme here and here .  https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/1695/index.do https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/8000/index.do https://www.criaw-icref.ca/images/userfiles/files/P4W_BN_IncarcerationRacializedWomen_Accessible.pdf https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report/ http://www.trc...

Learn more about Dr. Napoleon here Joseph Arvay Legacy Fund Information: https://www.uvic.ca/law/home/news/current/joseph-arvay-legacy-fund.php Other resources mentioned during the show and further reading: https://adric.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Napoleon-Legal-Pluralism-published-version-2019-11.pdf https://www.uvic.ca/law/admissions/jidadmissions/index.php https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opi...

Resources mentioned during the show and further reading: Read about MP Greg Fergus here .   https://www.hilltimes.com/2020/06/17/the-black-caucus-has-laid-out-yet-another-road-map-and-its-time-for-the-feds-to-drive/253093 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/gatineau-aylmer-ottawa-light-rail-1.4713843 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/black-caucus-systemic-racism-1.5614203

On this episode of our wish list series, Kim asks Joshua Sealy-Harrington what he would like to see happen in 2021. Here is his wish list: (1) full decriminalization of personal drug possession, (2) defunding police and (3) taking systemic sentencing disparities seriously. Read Joshua Sealy-Harrington’s bio here . This episode was recorded on February 22nd, 2021. On our wish list series, we will h...

On this episode of Appointed, Kim kicks off the first episode of our wish list series with a conversation with The Honourable Louise Arbour. On our wish list series, we will hear from different change makers in Canada about what they would like to see for 2021. This episode was recorded on February 5th, 2021. Stay tuned for the next episode of our wish list series!

On this episode of Appointed, Kim and Sarah Jama discuss the impact Bill C-7 (“An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying)”) could have on racialized people with disabilities. They talk about Sarah’s work with the Disability Justice Network of Ontario; the connections between racism, ableism, poverty and capitalism; racism in the medical field and the ways in which this interse...

On this episode of Appointed, Kim speaks with Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard about the need for action to tackle anti-Black racism in Canada. They talk about the need to create equitable social, education and economic practices, policies and approaches that acknowledge Canada’s racist history and present, and that begin to remedy the harm and discrimination that has been caused to Black Canadians. K...

On this episode of Appointed, in the wake of calls to Defund the Police, Kim speaks with Asante Haughton and Rachel Bromberg, two mental health advocates and the founders of “Reach Out Response Network,” about shifting mental health responses to an anti-oppressive, trauma-informed model. Kim, Asante and Rachel discuss how current approaches to mental health crises may discourage people from gettin...

On this episode of Appointed, Kim speaks with Josephine Grey, an activist, human rights advocate, and community organizer who is well known for her work on healthy food security, human rights, climate action and basic income. Kim and Josephine discuss the illusion of food security in Canada; the social and economic barriers facing numerous communities in urban areas; Canada’s legal and societal co...

On this episode of Appointed, Bonnie Brayton, the National Director of Disabled Women’s Network (DAWN) Canada, and Kim discuss the intersection of disability and inequality, with particular focus on poverty, housing, sexism, racism, unpaid caregiving in Canada, and guaranteed livable income. They identify the need for changes to C-7 (MAiD) medical assistance in dying for disabled folks and the mea...

On this episode of Appointed, we continue our guaranteed livable income discussion with Senator Murray Sinclair and Dr. Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair. Senator Sinclair, Dr. Sinclair, and Kim discuss the social, health and economic impacts of poverty and racism on our society; the ongoing economic marginalization of Indigenous Peoples; how division of powers and party politics concerns may outweigh...

On this episode of Appointed, we continue our guaranteed livable income discussion with Paul Taylor, the Executive Director of FoodShare Toronto. Mr. Taylor discusses the origins of food banks in Canada and their ineffectiveness in addressing food insecurity, and the ways in which racism, social services, and income and housing inequality intersect to create the racialization of hunger. We also di...

On this episode of Appointed, we continue our discussion on guaranteed livable income with the co-chair of the Basic Income Canada Youth Network, Chloe Halpenny. Chloe and Fregine explore the impact a guaranteed livable income could have on young people in Canada; decimate myths and stereotypes surrounding youth and work-ethic; and discuss the work being done by the Basic Income Canada Youth Netwo...

On this mini episode of Appointed, we continue our discussion on guaranteed livable income with the Hassan Yussuff, President of the Canadian Labour Congress. Mr. Yussuff speaks about the importance of social programs for workers; his role as President of the Canadian Labour Congress; the intersection of workers’ issues and social assistance programs; and the role he believes a guaranteed livable...

On this next episode of our Guaranteed Livable Income series, Senator Pate speaks with Natan Obed, the President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), about how a Guaranteed Livable Income could advance Indigenous self-determination and self-governance. ITK is a national representative organization that advocates for the rights of Inuit in Canada. Senator Pate and President Obed talk about how Indigen...

On this episode of Appointed, we are taking a quick break from our Guaranteed Livable Income series to talk about Canada’s prison system. In recognition of Prisoners’ Justice Day, here’s an episode that focuses on debunking myths and sharing knowledge about prisons in Canada. I, Fregine, ask Kim the questions you sent us about prison. Thank you to all those who sent in questions. Unfortunately, we...

On this episode of Appointed, we are talking about guaranteed livable income (GLI). We talk about what this program might look like in Canada; about how the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) could evolve into a GLI; and about how such a program might play a role in creating a more equitable Canada. We speak with Dr. Evelyn Forget, an economist and professor in the Department of Community...

On this first episode of our Guaranteed Livable Income series, we speak with Chief Commissioner Marion Buller and Commissioner Qajaq Robinson from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. This episode discusses the impacts of economic marginalization on Indigenous women and girls and the need for a National Guaranteed Livable Income, which was one of their Calls f...

Welcome to Season II of Appointed!

On this episode of Appointed we’re talking about the child welfare system and how systemic discrimination plays a key role in determining who ends up in care. We speak with Natasha Reimer, the founder of the peer support group Foster Up and host of her own podcast, titled " The Disappearance of Natasha Lynn Starr " and Dunia Nur from the African Canadian Civic Engagement Council about th...

On this episode of Appointed we're talking about challenging systemic marginalization by healing interpersonal harm. We ask what the role of transformative justice is in the work of decarceration and unpack the difference between restorative justice and transformative justice. We speak with James Favel, the co-founder and executive director of Bear Clan Patrol, and Rachel Herzing, the Executive Di...

On this episode of Appointed we're discussing the novel Coronavirus pandemic and its varied effects on each of us. Far from The Great Equalizer, COVID-19 is instead magnifying existing societal inequities. We speak with former Supreme Court of Canada Justice Louise Arbour, author and activist Robyn Maynard and epidemiologist Dr. Aaron Orkin about crucial measures we must take now and after this cr...

On this episode, we're unpacking labels like "victim" and "criminal". We speak with Canada's Ombudsman for Victims of Crime, Margot Van Sluytman, a poet and writer whose father was murdered at his workplace when she was a child, and Shannon Moroney, a bestselling author whose husband forcibly confined and raped other women. Click here to access Shannon's books and learn more ab...

On this episode of Appointed, we dig into the issue of immigration detention. We speak with a man named Olu and his wife Kimora. Olu was detained for 11 months, despite having no criminal charges laid against him. He organized with his fellow detainees and even went on a hunger strike to try to secure his freedom. We also speak with Jared Will, the lawyer who ultimately helped Olu out of detention...