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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

Carney stands at a podium in front of a blue-and-white Jewish flag.

When Jewish Canadians lose confidence in public safety

A baseball diamond in the foreground with a chemical plant in the background.

Environmental racism: Canada must move from recognition to repair

A sketch of Umar Zameer, the accused, in a grey suit alongside gowned lawyers, in front of a judge and jury.

Oversight fails when police investigate police

An animated image of a person in a laptop computer with a rope pulling a bank card from another laptop.

Build a real financial crimes force to hit terrorist financing

Three cranes working on three towers are in darkened silhouette against a dark blue sky.

B.C.’s Bill 11 improves housing safety, but raises risks for tenants

A man gesticulates talking to a woman, who is holding the bridge of her nose in a pose of stress.

Criminalizing coercive control is necessary, but not enough

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

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

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