Ontario Jails: Government Injustice and Silence Inaction

ontario jails: Feeling desperate, suicidal, and ignored as non-persons by the Canadian and Ontario governments, dozens of migrants are currently on a hunger strike in Lindsay and probably other provincial jails and prisons, according to Toronto Star. Article Continued Below It time that Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale showed some justice instead of concern. These innocent immigrants are being cruelly and unjustly locked up in inhumane conditions in Ontario jails, many languishing in solitary confinement, because they lack full status as citizens – not because they've been convicted of crimes. It also time Premier Kathleen Wynne broke her silence and investigated. Ministerial silence and inaction are inexcusable and indefensible. Both ministers should stop this government injustice of indefinite detention, a serious violation of the United Nations' Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners, the United Nations' Convention Against Torture, and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.