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An unidentifiable patient in a hospital bed.

Canada should define death in law

A hospital waiting area.

Why it’s time to move past the Canada Health Act

Against a deep blue sky, the parliament Hill building is in silhouette with the sun hitting only the Canadian flag flying from the top of the peace tower.

When did Canada become sovereign, really?

The first ministers standing in front of the prime minister’s residence, from left to right: Glen Clark, B.C.; Gary Filmon, Man.; Ralph Klein Alta.; Lucien Bouchard, Que.; Piers McDonald, Yukon; Roy Ramanow, Sask.; Jean Chrétien, Brian Tobin, Nfld.; Camille Thériault,N.B.; Miike Harris, Ont.; Patrick Binns, P.E.I.; Russell MacLellan, N.S.; and Jim Antoine, N.W.T.

Canada needs a new social union deal

The premiers and PM are seated at one long table.

How Canada’s internal trade reform echoes 1864 — and what it will take to finish the job

Alberta premier Daneille Smith with the Quebec flag in the background.

Why Alberta and Quebec diverge on judicial appointments

Long shadows from trees against pristine snow in front of the Supreme Court building.

The Supreme Court should not limit use of the notwithstanding clause

A half dozen people line up in front of a table as a woman explains something.

Alberta’s separation from Canada would be illegal

What ever happened to deliverology?

The faulty received wisdom around the notwithstanding clause

Quebec’s Bill 21 misapplies religious neutrality principle

Rebuilding the legitimacy of the notwithstanding clause

Le projet de loi C-48 divise la population canadienne

Making the democratic case against Quebec’s Bill 21

Canadians confident we can resolve regional differences

Courts’ role as constitutional guardians in question

Is the SNC-Lavalin affair a new constitutional moment?

We need to start tracking the billions that go to social services

Tools for horizontal collaboration in government

Proportional representation won’t fix Canada’s accountability problem

Canada’s “prove it” approach to Aboriginal title

The virtues of a parallel chamber

Will Ottawa heed UN on rights of First Nations women?

Les obstacles au commerce interprovincial sont une honte nationale

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