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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

After Beverley McLachlin

Thirty years of failure

All Quiet on the Health Care Front

Executive privilege and the Canadian Air Force

Class action injustice

Faith in the public square?

American lessons for bill C-51

Life and death after Carter

The Harper revolution in criminal justice policy… and what comes next

From law grad to better citizen

An open letter to the Canadian judiciary

  • by Shirley Cardenas 

La Charte de la laïcité

Fighting back

Debating euthanasia

Deleting revenge porn

Restoring justice for First Nations

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