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Long shadows from trees against pristine snow in front of the Supreme Court building.

The Supreme Court should not limit use of the notwithstanding clause

A woman holds a sign during a protest against Bill 21 that reads, “For secularism, against discrimination.”

What kind of society does Quebec want after François Legault?

Four of the Supreme Court justices sitting at the bench in their red robes.

Why regional representation still matters on the Supreme Court of Canada

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

How to build on the Senate’s renewal process

Canada should increase support for International Criminal Court

Indigenous law can help confront intergenerational injustice

Bangladesh’s garment workers need Canada to do its part

Safeguarding trials from racial bias

Transparency around jurors, verdicts would help trial fairness

The forensic failures of the Stanley trial

How property and place were key issues in the Stanley trial

Jury reform will be contentious and limited after the Stanley trial

Legal and systemic issues left unexamined in Stanley trial

Canadians not convinced current Senate has made a difference

Rights-based approach key to alleviating poverty

Getting Trans Mountain expansion back on track

How to prevent environmental destruction

Central Americans need more than Canadian handwringing

Canada’s shameful post-war treatment of unwed mothers

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