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A seven-year-old transgender boy is photographed amid some trees in dark silhouette.

When the notwithstanding clause becomes a political weapon

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Solicitor General Michael Kerzner shot in profile against a blue sky.

Why “jail, not bail” fails: Doug Ford’s evidence problem

A man placing his hand in the open mouth of an alligator.

Homer Simpson’s gun and the notwithstanding clause

In one hand is the pair of tan moccasins. With his other hand he holds a wooden cane. He’s wearing an orange t-shirt over a long-sleeved shirt.

Wreckonciliation and the case for total departmental reform

People hold a huge rainbow flag in downtown Montreal during the city’s Pride parade. Clothed in a rainbow of colours under a sunny sky.

LGBTQ+ and Quebec nationalism: The decline of a progressive alliance

A collection of cut-out silhouettes of faces in profile.

Reconciliation can’t wait another generation

Close-up shots of the group of young people and children standing in front of a stone building during an outdoor public gathering.

Children’s rights: How to make justice truly accessible

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. dives with an outstretched glove to catch a ball.

Elbows up: Keeping Canadian companies in Canadian hands

Canada has occasional policy but no effective statutes to protect heritage structures

Death of a mutual, and the drift away from “neighbours helping neighbours”

The Supreme Court and the office of the Governor General are apples and oranges

Is Canada’s first proposed foreign influence legislation ruthless or toothless?

Lessons to learn from the EU and its cities during the pandemic

La validité de la proposition du Québec de modifier sa «constitution provinciale»

L’affaire Cambie devant la Cour d’appel de la Colombie-Britannique

Is the law a lever or an obstacle to municipal autonomy?

The London truck attack is a rare terror prosecution of a crime against Muslims

La reconnaissance judiciaire de l’injustice climatique

Can justice in Kamloops come through the International Criminal Court?

Time to rethink the RCMP

Canada’s right-to-privacy law needs to be strengthened for children

What is a provincial constitution and how do we amend it?

Quebec’s attempt to unilaterally amend the Canadian Constitution won’t fly

Un jugement paradoxal sur la Loi sur la laïcité de l’État

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