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Reconciliation can’t wait another generation

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Children’s rights: How to make justice truly accessible

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Elbows up: Keeping Canadian companies in Canadian hands

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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

A different approach to justice

Ashley Smith (1988-2007): A predictable death

Improving Canada’s drug patent protection: Good for Canada, good for trade

Constitutional constraints: A case against Senate reform in Canada

The Canadian securities system: In desperate need of reform

Le référendum au Nunavik : un pas en arrière pour mieux avancer?

Des régimes juridiques pour manger sainement : des politiques qui font sourciller

Canada and the International Criminal Court: A case for renewed commitment

Reimbursing a drug “off-label”: It’s what you don’t know

A constitutional foundation for a greenhouse gas reduction policy

Federal power and federal duty: Reconciling sections 91(24) and 35(1) of the Canadian Constitution

Harnessing high tech to transform Parliament

Intergovernmental immigration agreements and public accountability

“Use it or lose it”: An appropriate and wise slogan?

Un seul vote

The people’s governor general? Restoring the balance between the prime minister and the House

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