Justin Ling
‘They’re Shooting Live Bullets at Us’: Guards Keep Firing Guns at Edmonton’s Federal Prison
Inmates, corrections guards, and advocates tell VICE World News that they’re extremely worried at the rapidly deteriorating situation.
Edmonton Prison Won’t Say If They Accidentally Shot a Guy Minding His Own Business
Correctional Service Canada only admitted a prison guard even fired their weapon after repeated questioning from VICE World News.
For 20 Whole Minutes, Climate Change Was the Most Important Issue of the Canadian Election
At the latest Canadian election debate, Justin Trudeau and Erin O’Toole tried to explain why their plans were the most ambitious and the most effective, while staying away from pesky details.
Canadian Leaders Finally Talked About Racism in Quebec and It Got Heated
At the first French-language debate, Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet went after Justin Trudeau and Jagmeet Singh, pushing them to declare that Quebecers aren't racist.
Russian Pranksters Duped Canadian Politicians Looking to Hear From Putin Critic
Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexei Stolyaro pretended to be imprisoned Russian dissident Alexei Navalny’s right-hand man before a House of Commons committee, not long after they tricked a number of European politicians as well.
Plastic Sheets, Pencil Crayons, Cheese Strings: Inside One Canadian Prison’s Chaotic Effort to Stop a COVID-19 Outbreak
Internal emails show that even in the middle of the pandemic, officials from Correctional Service Canada were scrambling to figure out how to handle the spread of COVID-19.
Justin Trudeau Says Solitary Confinement Is ‘Unacceptable’ Following Report Saying His Government Uses Solitary Confinement
When asked by VICE World News whether he would demand resignations after a damning report on Canadian prisons, the prime minister says his team is ‘following up.'
Canada Is Torturing Inmates With Solitary Confinement, Report Finds
The research, using the government’s own data, alleges Canada is not respecting various court rulings, its own laws, international standards, or a United Nations convention on torture.
Canada Introduces New Bill to Reduce Small-Time Drug Prosecutions
The new bill, which would also end mandatory minimum sentencing, will be the first significant criminal justice reform from Justin Trudeau's government.
COVID Conspiracy Nurses Among Those Who Spoke At Trump’s Violent D.C. Rally
The group of Canadian and American health professionals have pushed misinformation and sowed distrust in public health throughout the pandemic.
Canadian Conservatives Don’t Want Inmates Vaccinated. Advocates Say That Might Be Illegal
Prisoner advocates called the Conservative position, which wants the federal government to stop its plan to get doses to inmates, ‘reprehensible.’
Canada’s Prisons Face Hundreds of New COVID-19 Cases Through ‘Fault and Negligence’
Despite what Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says, federal prisons are ignoring their own COVID-19 guidelines, according to prisoners and advocates.