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The notwithstanding clause needs more nuanced debate

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New hate-crime bill must confront the enforcement gap

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Cultivating the pluralism dividend in Canada’s democracy

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Consent confusion and the Hockey Canada sexual-assault trial

Gary Anandasangaree with cameras and journalists in the unfocused background.

Recognizing the Tamil Canadian experience in public life

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Canada’s foreign policy credibility begins at home

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Carney government cuts unfairly hit First Nations

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Solitary-confinement oversight needs an audit and overhaul

Le Québec est plus fort que ce que la droite identitaire veut nous faire croire

La ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur, Danielle McCann, s’adressant aux députés réunis au Salon bleu, le 6 avril 2022.

Liberté académique : pas assez et trop, en même temps

Canadians’ rights to property need additional protection

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The high seas provide an opportunity for Canadian leadership

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Courts need help to assess science

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Further loosen restrictions around the splitting and sharing of drugs

Les détransitions ne sont pas un argument contre les transitions

Strengthening French language laws in Canada: Three major legislative initiatives

Cannabis growers still treated as criminals

The clock is ticking on the Emergencies Act

Missing the mark on a profound social change with MAiD for mental illness

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Russia does not have a grand strategy

There is still a prison pandemic

When will Canada say enough is enough when it comes to femicide?

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Quebec’s commission on MAiD misses the mark on mental disorders

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