Appointed: A Canadian Senator Bringing Margins to the Centre

On this shorter episode Kim and Reakash discuss the recent push in the Senate to overhaul the government's Bill to "end" solitary confinement, Bill C-83. (Spoiler: Bill C-83 doesn't end solitary confinement at all) Kim provides an update on which Senate amendments the government accepted and the many more that were ignored. This sad story has a silver lining, and we share clips from a re...

All paths to income equality seem to point towards a National Guaranteed Livable Income -- find out why on the newest episode of Appointed. We speak with Sheila Regehr, the Executive Director of Basic Income Canada to learn about Ontario's Basic Income Pilot Program and why it got scrapped. We also speak with Avvy Go, a co-founder of the Colour of Poverty Campaign and and Clinic Director of Metro...

On this episode of Appointed we're talking about decarceration and why Canada needs WAY more of it. We interview Yusuf Faqiri, the brother of Soleiman Faqiri, a man with mental illness who was killed in an Ontario jail. We also speak with Debbie Kilroy an advocate, legal practicioner, former prisoner and founder of an Australian organization called Sisters Inside about international decarceration...

Kim and Reakash discuss Bill S-251, legislation that, if passed, would give judges discretion to decide whether or not to apply mandatory minimum sentences. We speak with Pam Palmater, a Mi'kmaq lawyer and activist about why mandatory minimums disproportionately affect Indigenous people and Neal Nshannacappo, a Saulteaux social worker and graphic novelist who designed a graphic novel on the real l...

On this episode of Appointed, we're talking about segregation and solitary confinement. What's the difference? Didn't the federal government's Bill C-83 end the use of segregation? What can average people do about it? Press play and find out. We speak with Renee Acoby, a woman who survived segregation and for a time was labelled the most dangerous woman in Canada and El Jones, a prisoner justice a...

Welcome to Appointed, allow us to introduce ourselves. Kim Pate is an Independent Canadian Senator and Reakash Walters is a law student and community advocate. We do our best to bring issues affecting folks on the margins, to the centre. Please follow us on Twitter @AppointedPod and subscribe to our podcast today! A big thank you to Creeasian, an artist based in Amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton), for...