The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.
Halifax - Canadians will have a new $100 bill starting March 17. The Bank of Canada is introducing a note that contains no fewer than four state-of-the-art, anti-counterfeiting features. Bank governor David Dodge said Wednesday it's crucial that people have confidence in their currency. More and more retailers have been refusing to accept $100 bills, worried that they could be the product of slick counterfeit rings. The bill, which features former prime minister Robert Borden on the front and maps of Canada on the back, celebrates exploration and innovation. The bill will be followed by new $20s and $50s later this year. Ottawa - Systemic flaws routinely erode the human rights of women in prison, says the Canadian Human Rights Commission. It makes 19 recommendations in a report released Wednesday on how to fix discrimination on the basis of sex, race and disability. Critics of the corrections system launched a human rights complaint against the federal government in 2001 for what they've long said is discriminatory and inhumane treatment of women in prison. Women who are classified as maximum security often have mental health problems, do not have access to all the services they need and often end up in segregation for months. There is only one institution dedicated solely to minimum security female prisoners - with only 13 beds.
