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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

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Recognizing the Tamil Canadian experience in public life

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Canada’s foreign policy credibility begins at home

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Carney government cuts unfairly hit First Nations

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Solitary-confinement oversight needs an audit and overhaul

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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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Canada needs deepfake legislation yesterday

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Policing women’s sexuality in the name of protection

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Multinationals are taking over veterinary clinics

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Another blow to freedom of information from the Supreme Court

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Online Harms Act: a step in the right direction to protect Canadians online

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Health care needs to extend to undocumented migrants

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Without fairness and finance, the energy transition won’t be fast

What’s at stake in supporting sex workers’ right to health

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Access to MAiD should not cater to faith-based interests

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Fake porn causes real harm to women

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Why do young offenders return to prison?

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The missing voices at AI conferences

Boxing week sales should remind us of garment workers’ fight for a living wage

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