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Quebecois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon holds up a chart while sitting at a table.

Why the Parti Québécois can’t limit asylum seekers in Quebec

An unidentifiable patient in a hospital bed.

Canada should define death in law

An adult’s hand holds a child’s wrist as the child points toward the name Daljit Singh Grewal on a stone memorial with hundreds of names.

Forty-one years after the Air India bombing, families still wait for justice

A display of items made of ivory including tusks and an elephant carving.

Canada needs a national strategy to fight environmental crime

Microphone at a podium in front of an audience.

Municipal public meetings need more than a microphone

A sun sets behind the frame of a new home construction.

Ontario’s new law should make planning faster — not move the work elsewhere

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?

Black-and-white illustration of an Victorian-era woman raising a hand toward a child’s bum outdoors.

Why repealing the law on spanking isn’t enough

Quebec: a distinct society on the road (2)

New bill fails to address human rights abuses in supply chains

Managing asylum claims in a federal system with lessons from Germany

Rape myths endure in judicial decisions

Quebec: a distinct society for drivers

Hundreds of young men march in rows, dressed head-to-toe in dark green with white spats over their black boots and a red, white and blue sash draped across their chests. Wearing white gloves, each man is holding a long weapon at shoulder level.

The terrorism of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Failure to pursue ineligible CEWS recipients could impair tax compliance

Dozens of men, women and children sit or stand on the beach, some laying down. Several Indonesian officials stand among them.

Rohingya refugees are an untapped source for Canada’s workforce

Une personne seule marche dans le noir vers une mince ouverture d’où jaillit une forte lumière blanche.

Qui devrait décider si nous sommes vraiment morts ?

Travellers including a young child holding stuffed animals walk with luggage through an airport arrivals area in front of a welcome sign.

Why are some refugees more welcome in Canada than others?

A snow covered jail yard is pictured behind a tall chain-link fence. The yard has several small shelters in front of a large single-storey complex.

Getting tougher on bail will not improve public safety

Amira Elghawaby is victim of a double standard

Multi-coloured capsules in bubble packs.

Drug promotion in Canada still lacks meaningful regulation

Handcuffs are placed on the wrists of a man.

Calls for harsher bail laws are misguided

A young man’s death and the wider systemic problems with jail and bail

How to control AI before it wreaks havoc

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