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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

Modern Tsuut'ina Nation Police Service building with a wooden sign reading "TOSGUNA TSUUT'INA NATION POLICE SERVICE." A large police crest is displayed on the left, depicting mountains, a bison, and cultural symbols. Canadian and Indigenous flags fly from the roof under a cloudy sky.

Carney government cuts unfairly hit First Nations

Le bâtiment de deux étages est entouré d’une rangée de conifères denses. À l’intérieur de la clôture en treillis métallique, l’édifice se compose de plusieurs ailes, dont le deuxième étage est peint en bleu et le rez-de-chaussée en brique.

Solitary-confinement oversight needs an audit and overhaul

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

Conflating drug use and criminality is reinforcing racism in the courts

L’aide médicale à mourir en cas de troubles mentaux : leçons de l’expérience belge

No turning back on digital changes to justice system

Newfoundland and Labrador needs more than an economic recovery plan

Report into RCMP’s treatment of grieving Indigenous family left out key systemic problems

Canada takes an important step in holding Syria accountable for torture

New gun-control legislation needs to control replica guns to keep Canadians safe

Regulating online speech isn’t the state’s job

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