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The notwithstanding clause needs more nuanced debate

All four are standing in front of a wall lined with provincial flags. Fraser is at a podium.

New hate-crime bill must confront the enforcement gap

A diverse crowd of university students in blue cap and gown.

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

Deux hommes en complet bleu foncé se serrent la main.

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

During COVID-19, officials fell back on unnecessary policing

Only a fundamental culture change will address military sexual misconduct

What role do unions have in addressing systemic racism?

How Bill C-7 will sacrifice the medical profession’s Standard of Care

Close the loophole shielding cabinet documents from Access to Information requests

What the Payette episode teaches us about fit and the Governor General

How Germany’s federation co-ordinated a pandemic response

L’accès à la justice ne se limite pas aux cliniques juridiques universitaires

Bill C-7, assisted dying and “lives not worth living”

Please show your vaccination certificate

Mettre à jour les lois anticorruption : le rôle essentiel des vérificateurs généraux

Multilateralism holds Iran to account for human-rights abuses

Il faut repenser le nouveau projet de loi sur l’aide médicale à mourir

Les agents des services frontaliers, police de la frontière ?

Solitary confinement continues in Canada under a different name

Facial recognition is transforming our borders, and we are not prepared

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