Josh Paterson says there are many negative effects of mandatory minimum sentences and no evidence of positive ones.

“At this point I can tell you that there is no nuclear material on this particular item and we have been confirmed that it’s actually a dummy capsule,” Lt. (N) Greg Menzies said.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the press is “absolutely critical” in a free democracy.

Edward Snowden told McGill students police monitoring of reporters is symptomatic of governments’ massive surveillance of ordinary people.

Prof. Blair Feltmate says it is urgent for Canada to act to mitigate the effects of climate change.

“Most countries have a ‘presumptive period’ – a period of time that a person without immigration status can be held in jail in order to deport them,” says Toronto immigration consultant Macdonald Scott. “In the U.S. this is ninety days, with the possibility of a 90 day extension. But in Canada, there is no presumptive period - in other words - no limit to how long a person can be held in a immigration detention centre.”

British Columbia Premier Christy Clark expressed her condolences to those affected by the high school stabbings.

Prisoners’ advocate John Hutton says families and the public have a right to know why five people died while in the custody of the Winnipeg Remand Centre.

"I wouldn't say it's for a broad audience, it's for a quite an astute Arctic audience," said Heather Exner-Pirot.

David Christopher of the advocacy group Open Media tells Carmel Kilkenny what's at stake during this week's hearings into the emerging issues in the growing wireless society.