Can we have some facts with that, pretty please?
Xtra's request for access to a report on hate crimes has been denied by BC's Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner.
The report, entitled "Expert Report on Homophobic Violence," was prepared by gay criminologist Doug Janoff for the trial of Michael Kandola.
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Xtra filed a request to see Janoff's report with the provincial Criminal Justice Branch on April 26, 2010.
That request was initially denied on June 3, 2010.
The branch said the report was not used or mentioned in court and, therefore, did not become part of the public record.
In appealing the denial on June 8, 2010, Xtra argued public funds, including those of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered taxpayers, were used in commissioning the report by a public body.
Xtra also pointed to the precedent set by Groves's ruling to underline the importance of making the document public. "The gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community has long felt itself under-represented in the court process in such offences. Such a document may help open that process to that community and instill greater faith in the justice system," Xtra told the branch.
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The branch cited prosecutorial discretion in the use of the report as reason to deny the request for access.
they don't like the results of the research, so they refuse to release it. just like that tar sands stuff.
probably worried they will look like idiots for setting up a parliamentary coalition to combat anti semitism, when the real hate problem is against LGBT people and they refuse to do much of anything to address it.
I think it falls into the same category of thinking that lies behind the Con moves on the long form census... if the "hard" information is not available, you can make whatever assertions your ideology wants you to make and no-one is in the position to demonstrate that your ideology is divorced from reality.
Where is wikileaks when you need it?