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Gary Anandasangaree with cameras and journalists in the unfocused background.

Recognizing the Tamil Canadian experience in public life

Deux hommes en complet bleu foncé se serrent la main.

Canada’s foreign policy credibility begins at home

Modern Tsuut'ina Nation Police Service building with a wooden sign reading "TOSGUNA TSUUT'INA NATION POLICE SERVICE." A large police crest is displayed on the left, depicting mountains, a bison, and cultural symbols. Canadian and Indigenous flags fly from the roof under a cloudy sky.

Carney government cuts unfairly hit First Nations

Le bâtiment de deux étages est entouré d’une rangée de conifères denses. À l’intérieur de la clôture en treillis métallique, l’édifice se compose de plusieurs ailes, dont le deuxième étage est peint en bleu et le rez-de-chaussée en brique.

Solitary-confinement oversight needs an audit and overhaul

Manifestation pour les droits des personnes transgenres devant un bâtiment. Des manifestants tiennent des pancartes aux messages pro-trans comme « Trans, proud, and angry ». Drapeaux trans et LGBTQ+, ambiance pacifique, chien au premier plan.

Lessons for Canada from the treatment of trans communities in Scotland

Three cyclists use the lane, which is painted in fading green. A white car passes them.

Ontario can’t lead on road safety without cycling infrastructure

Écran d’ordinateur affichant le site Pornhub avec une page de vérification de l’âge où l’utilisateur doit confirmer qu’il a 18 ans ou plus.

Why Canada needs age verification laws for porn

How Canada could achieve digital sovereignty

Who has jurisdiction over artificial intelligence: Ottawa or the provinces?

The ethics of artificial intelligence await the law

The risk of waiting to regulate AI is greater than the risk of acting too quickly

Trans people must be protected across Canada

Conservatives: this is not Canada

La main d’un avocat, dont on ne voit pas la tête, sépare en deux une maison faite de quatre pièces de casse-tête. À gauche, deux figurines en bois, l’une rose et l’autre beige, plus petite. À droite, une figurine bleue.

Unmarried cohabitants should be protected too

In a cavernous rood with a domed ceiled and stone pillars lining the walls, Joly speaks at a lectern as she addresses a seated crowd of people at round tables. Behind Joly is a row of 11 Canadian flags draped on poles. Above her is a large screen with written info.

Canadian diplomacy needs to find its way back from the wilderness

A man in a dark suit with a rolling document case walks by the Montreal courthouse sign that reads ‘Palais de justice.’

Don’t let cabinet shuffle delay reform on sealing criminal records

A stone building about eight floors high sits behind a high chain-link fence. The brick and stone is light brown and off-white. The rows of square windows are tiny.

Make meaningful, not punitive, changes to Canada’s bail system

It’s time for Canada to jumpstart efforts to support families fleeing North Korea

Longstanding Canadian confidence in the judicial system may be on shaky ground

Refugees in limbo because of growing use of tool to strip permanent residency

Canada is falling behind when it comes to excessive packaging of grocery products

An adolescent girl sits cross-legged on a sofa next to a window with sheer white curtains. She’s downcast, leaning forward with one hand on her forehead and her elbow on her leg. She’s wearing jeans and a pastel-purple hoodie that covers her head.

Legal spanking of children has to stop

The peaked pistachio-green rooftops of the stately old stone government buildings sit in contrast to the taller towers around them. A Canadian flag flies on a mast from the roof of the Confederation Building.

Clarity over Ottawa’s spending power in areas of provincial authority could be coming

Well-being of children with disabilities calls for rights-based policies

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