Sentences with phrase «as harm done to»

Once the case reached the country's highest tribunal, the Supreme Court explained that the intent of the Criminal Code provision, introduced in Parliament in 1994, is to alleviate the higher rate of incarceration for Indigenous offenders and to implement restorative justice — an approach that views crime as harm done to people and that seeks to rehabilitate offenders through reconciliation with victims and the community.

Not exact matches

«Major tax increases or policy changes such as big hikes in the minimum wage will probably do more harm than good,» says Dahlby of the sort of programs necessary to satisfy vocal public - health boards.
If the balance feels off, be sure to speak up — don't hold things back, because in addition to harming your professional relationship, it can affect aspects of your personal one as well.
It's as old as industries that know their products do public harm, but lie to keep them in use.
«As a company, we were too idealistic and optimistic and didn't focus enough on preventing abuse or thinking through how people could use the tools our platform provides to do harm,» Facebook said in a statement to Entrepreneur.
Tailored beauty ads are unlikely to do any harm (except perhaps to less digitally savvy lipstick manufacturers), but the idea that we may soon be living in information bubbles so finely crafted as to suit our very personalities and bombarded with political messages designed to push our specific buttons, has worrying implications for civic conversation.
However, as long as there is not significant job loss or reduction in economic growth, there does not appear to be a great deal of harm in having a higher minimum wage even if the benefits are relatively modest.
These days, investors don't have to harm devices to get at the guts — often technophiles will do it first and post their findings online — but a «tear - down analysis,» as he says, is still one of the most basic ways to find stellar stocks in the semiconductor market.
Sadly, the companies that have sued A * L are trying to censor information from ever reaching the public and as a result harm the financial community by doing so.»
Smart people are willing to try new things, knowing that if what they try at first doesn't work out as they had hoped, it is no harm, no foul.
McMillan said initiatives including the recently proposed replacements of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and the National Energy Board are harming Canada's reputation as a transparent and fair place to do business.
On the other hand, if you have a coworking space in the direct vicinity of WeWork or in a relatively untapped market, their marketing efforts might do you more harm than good, as we saw last year when WeWork employees started to reach out to other workspace members in the hopes of getting them to sign a lease with WeWork.
In a letter to irate classmates, Zuckerberg gives his first apology to make the news: «I hope you understand, this is not how I meant for things to go, and I apologize for any harm done as a result of my neglect to consider how quickly the site would spread and its consequences thereafter... I definitely see how my intentions could be seen in the wrong light.»
If we look hard enough, he argues, we can find a reason to feel grateful for any relationship — even when someone does us harm, as that person helps us appreciate our own vulnerability.
«As long as you're doing something that doesn't harm the value of the company, accelerating the benefits to shareholders is exactly what creating value is abouAs long as you're doing something that doesn't harm the value of the company, accelerating the benefits to shareholders is exactly what creating value is abouas you're doing something that doesn't harm the value of the company, accelerating the benefits to shareholders is exactly what creating value is about.
An advisor that tries to act in your best interest, but doesn't have the skill or diligence to do so can cause just as much harm as a conflicted advisor.
Insufficiently regulated financial markets can do significant harm to economic prosperity if a crisis occurs, as the latest financial crisis has painfully demonstrated.»
Recessions can be particularly damaging to Main Street investors, as they typically exit the markets after most of the harm has been done and often do not reenter markets until well into the subsequent expansion, when confidence abounds.
An advisor who tries to act in a client's best interest, but doesn't have the skill or diligence to do so, can cause just as much harm as a conflicted advisor.
In the May 23 piece, Pearson argues, «The real cost of import restrictions is the harm they do to manufacturers of value - added products that use steel as an input.»
«But it's clear now we didn't do enough — focus enough on preventing abuse and thinking through how people could use these tools to do harm as well, and that goes for fake news, foreign interference and hate speech, in addition to application developers and data privacy.»
«We didn't focus enough on preventing abuse and thinking through how people could use these tools to do harm as well, and that goes for fake news, foreign interference in elections, hate speech, in addition to developers and data privacy.»
And as the Salvation Army does not engage in harm reduction programs, such as needle exchanges or supervised injection, drug use, drug dealing, and alcohol consumption in public spaces can be expected to increase.
While Judaism contains the oldest known humane limits on the use of animals (e.g., harming an animal is punishable, slaughter must be painless, they must be fed before one's children, they are to rest on the Sabbath, etc.), it does not eliminate animals for use as food, manufacture, or for ritual.
Not enough to take it away from believers who already believe, but just to stop the spread of your psychic poison to others as this does indeed harm them.
If, as many of you are inclined to think, that mormonsim is a false religion, then the baptism will have no effect in the afterlife anyways, so no harm is done.
@Chad «Should society allow people to do whatever they want (as long as it's not «harming» someone else)?»
It does not mean settling for what's second best because a group of people, the majority of which are not willing to make the ultimate sacrifice of putting themselves in harm's way for others, are thinking about themselves as individuals and putting that ahead of the majority best interests.
Of those, God told one to steal a car and go to Minnesota to receive divine blessings (stopped by police on the way); another was «told» to spend all her money on a plane ticket as there was a grant waiting for her in another state to go to college with (there wasn't, and she had to call relatives to rescue her); another was told to cut himself; another was told to harm people (but only avoided doing this because he called police and was put inpatient).
«Should society allow people to do whatever they want (as long as it's not «harming» someone else)?»
I see nothing wrong with a religion as long as it doesn't cause physical harm (i.e. mutilation, torture, abuse or murder etc.) to it's members or others.
I don't abuse (not intentionally, but I am blunt which can be seen as a less than stellar trait) because I don't wish to cause harm.
I'm all for letting you live your religious life as long as you don't harm others, but your religion contains words from your «god» that command harm to others.
I may not agree with his religion, just as I don't agree with most of them, but I will verbally defend until my last breath and keystroke his right to believe what he wants, short of doing harm to others.
If your faith gives you comfort and peace, wonderful... as long as it does not harm others... but to proclaim that it is the one and only truth is not valid.
They have every right to support their religious beliefs, as long as they do no harm.
«Do as you like as long as you harm no one» — it comes from the truth that others will do harm to yoDo as you like as long as you harm no one» — it comes from the truth that others will do harm to yodo harm to you.
There was no money in the truth but now we know the truth and it boils down to two simple statements, Do No Harm and Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself, two statements for the sides of all buses, trains, planes, cars and brains.
As I posted previously on here, «What two consenting adults do with their lives, so long as it doesn't cause physical or financial harm to others, should be legal and they should be left alone.&raquAs I posted previously on here, «What two consenting adults do with their lives, so long as it doesn't cause physical or financial harm to others, should be legal and they should be left alone.&raquas it doesn't cause physical or financial harm to others, should be legal and they should be left alone.»
«Whatever you do to the least of my brothers, you do unto me» «Love your neighbour as yourself» «If anyone harms a child, it would be better if he had been thrown into the millpond with the millstone around his neck» «Let he little ones come to me for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven»
Consequently, we can know neither God nor ourselves apart from it, and when we place it low on the list of things we have to do, as usually happens soon after the beginning of the semester, we both dishonor God and do harm to ourselves.
This is the United States of America, land of the free, last I checked... I don't force my personal beliefs on anyone else, nor do I expect others to force their personal beliefs on me... This family is not harming anyone in living their life following THEIR beliefs... Who gives ANYONE else the right to say they're WRONG because they choose to share their lives as they do?
It had to do with not upsetting Muslims about appearing disrespectful of Islamic law as that could potentially push more Muslim extremists to become active in attempting to harm the United States and its allies.
If you want to believe and practice your beliefs go ahead as long as they do not harm anyone else nor endanger another freedoms.
Ultimately, neither side is willing to be swayed, making the argument meaningless, as long as each side doesn't make concerted efforts to harm the other.
Responsible earthlings, such as Arthur, do attempt to intervene when they are able, and within reason, to prevent harm to others.
As it's primary text becomes more out of date, unfortunately, the opportunity to do harm begins to outweigh that to do good.
If i am threatened by you or if I threaten you, this is a threat to do harm in this life... as in the present.
It appears you are unhappy with our right to believe as Americans... I don't wish you any harm, but you must realize that over 80 % of Americans claim God exists and that they are quite content without a belif in ape brothers and fossile sisters.
As long as people believe in a god there will be people whose «personal knowledge» of what that god wants will drive them to harm others, and that's why atheists tend to be down on the whole god thing instead of just letting you folks do your thing without commenAs long as people believe in a god there will be people whose «personal knowledge» of what that god wants will drive them to harm others, and that's why atheists tend to be down on the whole god thing instead of just letting you folks do your thing without commenas people believe in a god there will be people whose «personal knowledge» of what that god wants will drive them to harm others, and that's why atheists tend to be down on the whole god thing instead of just letting you folks do your thing without comment.
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