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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

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

A snow covered jail yard is pictured behind a tall chain-link fence. The yard has several small shelters in front of a large single-storey complex.

Getting tougher on bail will not improve public safety

Amira Elghawaby is victim of a double standard

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Drug promotion in Canada still lacks meaningful regulation

Handcuffs are placed on the wrists of a man.

Calls for harsher bail laws are misguided

A young man’s death and the wider systemic problems with jail and bail

How to control AI before it wreaks havoc

The ripple effects of invoking draconian laws must not be ignored

Saskatchewan does have a constitution; it’s called treaty

Canadian courts are not politicized in the American way

Non-profits were tested by COVID-19 but proved resilient

The consequences of falling behind our allies on combatting terrorist financing

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How Quebec is building on René Lévesque’s fateful constitutional legacy

A broader approach to AI would cut bias in immigration decisions while adding speed

Four steps to jump-start Canadian climate policy

Standing up to Ottawa: Western alienation shifts into Prairie constitutional challenges

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The hidden trend reshaping and hurting the economy: serial acquisitions

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