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Four Canadian passports

Birthright citizenship and the politics of “birth tourism”

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 woman holds a lit candle with signs that say “Save the CDC” and “CDC saves lives.”

Canada can’t rely on U.S. health and food safety as Trump dismantles agencies

Ostriches gathered around a feeder.

On ostriches, polarizing politics and buried heads

The street is unpaved and lined with low-rise brick buildings, a church and lots of electrical poles and overhead wires.

Building a health workforce that reflects the people it serves

A hand points at a screen showing an array of purple dots and swipes.

Canada’s health data is flowing abroad while Ottawa stalls on AI rules

: Des figurines miniatures debout sur des piles de pièces de différentes hauteurs. Un concept illustrant les inégalités économiques.

Federalism: obstacle or engine of redistribution?

Main entrance of Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital in Montreal, with cars in front of the pavilion and a man walking with a cane and a travel bag, seen from behind.

Transforming health systems: Moving beyond magical thinking to disciplined action

A round, translucent deep sea creature with two long thread-like tails.

Courts need help to assess science

Two long shelves filled with bins of small packets and plastic containers along with boxes of syringes.

Further loosen restrictions around the splitting and sharing of drugs

Some public service executives ‘burned out’ by crisis management

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could trigger catastrophe in Africa

What shoe fits the 2022 budget?

Most Canadians want higher health transfers, preferably without conditions

A person in a motorized wheel chair crosses a Vancouver street in March.

COVID concerns of disabled people multiply as health protocols lifted

The clock is ticking on the Emergencies Act

Missing the mark on a profound social change with MAiD for mental illness

Scientists work in a laboratory.

Canada needs to grow basic science capacity

Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam listens to a question during a news conference January 5, 2021, in Ottawa.

Should it stay or go? Ottawa weighs the vaccine mandate for the public service

New approach needed for reviewing government spending post-pandemic

There is still a prison pandemic

Order & law: The role of police is to protect the white male social order

Une illustration abstraite en noir et blanc.

Quebec’s commission on MAiD misses the mark on mental disorders

COVID-19 measures, convoys and contestation

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