Canadian citizenship in assisted reproduction
In a 2015 article I asked: “does sperm have a flag?” The answer is, as it turns out, yes. And in the context of...
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Why aren’t we tougher on “assault-style” firearms?
The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) appointed a task force in 2018, led by Regina Police Chief Evan Bray, to consider Canada’s...
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Refugee youth need tailor-made services
Today 65.8 million people are displaced around the world. Canada has long taken in refugees, including a large group fleeing the Syrian civil war...
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Le défi politique des embryons congelés
(Cet article a été traduit de l’anglais.)* Il y a quelques années, une amie devenue enceinte grâce à la fécondation in vitro (FIV) m’a...
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Crown-Indigenous relations in Canada
The 2015 federal election was Canada’s first after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 calls to action. Four years later, both the public discourse...
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Can Parliament get assisted reproduction policy right?
Assisted reproduction policy in Canada hasn’t quite worked out as planned. After a 1993 royal commission recommended sweeping national legislation, Parliament passed the Assisted...
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Start governing AI now, with some early limits
New technologies follow a fairly predictable cycle: First comes the hype, then disappointment, followed finally by measured and thoughtful acceptance. Artificial intelligence (AI) is...
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Government should have explained DPAs to the public
After more than two months — and a remarkable tally of political casualties — the SNC-Lavalin affair at last appears to be entering its...
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Mères porteuses : remboursement, compensation, indemnisation ?
Bien qu’il n’existe pas de statistiques à ce sujet, la gestation pour autrui (GPA) représenterait moins de 1 % des naissances au Canada. Cette pratique...
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New reproductive technology regulations don’t go far enough
The much-maligned, often-studied Assisted Human Reproduction Act is a sweeping piece of legislation that governs the regulation of reproductive technologies and embryo research in...
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