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Alberta premier Daneille Smith with the Quebec flag in the background.

Why Alberta and Quebec diverge on judicial appointments

Elghawaby speaks in front of an array of arms holding microphones.

Canada’s national amnesia on Islamophobia

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

La main d'un nouveau-né, avec un bracelet d'hôpital rose.

A Quebec case shows the need for more regulation on sperm donation in Canada

Parliament’s peace tower is seen through the shadows of a wrought-iron fence.

When Ottawa uses the Official Languages Act to deny access to information

Several dozen one- and two-storey buildings are clustered near a body of water with mountains in the near distance. Dark rocks sit in the foreground. There are no trees.

Canada must stop using Nunavut’s fisheries to solve crises in Atlantic Canada

Eight people hold the edges of a banner that says “We are here to protect water.” The banner is orange, blue, red and white, and has an illustration of a fish with a heart.

Environmental impact reviews should take a more regional perspective

Une tête d’aigle stylisée orne la portière d’une voiture de police, en gros plan, à côté du nom de la Première Nation et du mot « police » écrit en très grosses lettres, en gris pâle sur fond noir.

First Nations policing legislation misses the mark

A person in a uniform standing in front of their booth speaks to a driver in a silver Toyota SUV. Several vehicles are lined up behind them.

Border guards try to set a new frontier in labour dispute

Online harms need a gender-based analysis

Online harms need a gender-based analysis

A couple dozen people young and old gather around holding metal plates.

Canada must lead in responding to the desperate plight of the Rohingya

More female peacekeepers essential to protect children in conflict zones

Bikini-clad girl on the beach is holding a smartphone with the OnlyFans app on the screen. Everything but the phone is in soft focus.

Canada must end financial discrimination against sex workers

The growing burden of sustainability standards

A steady stream of people cross in both directions, walking over tram lines and under a web of electric lines that power the streetcars.

Questions persist as Ottawa prepares Citizenship Act amendments

Illustration of a woman lying in a hospital bed. She’s on a ventilator, and her eyes are closed.

Reality, not religion, is the reason people need MAiD-free health care

Une personne est assise à un bureau. Devant elle se trouve une balance dorée. D’un côté, on y voit un hologramme des lettres AI, pour « artificial intelligence ». De l’autre, l’hologramme d’un cerveau.

Quebec can become a leader in responsible artificial intelligence

A scramble and scrutiny of the public service not seen in more than 20 years

Failure to protect: the criminalization of survivors of intimate-partner violence

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