When Justin Trudeau became prime minister of Canada in 2015, there was considerable hope that there was a partner in Ottawa whom Indigenous peoples could work with to deliver...
In April, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms turned 38 years old. The Charter, which forms part of our Constitution and thus part of Canada’s supreme law, is...
Under normal circumstances, the Ontario Mental Health Act allows involuntary hospitalization of a capable person who has a mental disorder that is “likely” to result in “serious bodily harm”...
In the wake of a global pandemic, domestic violence against women is getting the public and media attention that it deserves and that women’s rights advocates had always hoped...
For most Canadians, 2019 was a good year. Unemployment was low and wages were high. Even so, about 54,000 Canadians filed for consumer bankruptcy. When Canadians declare bankruptcy, they...
Last month 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman killed 22 people over two days in a shooting and arson spree across Nova Scotia. Immediately prior to the killings he had assaulted and...
On May 1, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the prohibition of many models of semi-automatic weapons. The Liberals had promised this during the 2019 election and decided to follow...
La déclaration d’un état d’urgence ou d’une urgence sanitaire liée à une menace pour la vie ou la sécurité d’une nation est un pouvoir extraordinaire qui bouleverse plusieurs des...
Government and public safety officials have a responsibility to alert the public when they face imminent risk to their health and security and to provide guidance about how they...
Prisons are a public health hazard at the best of times. And during COVID-19, we are so past the best of times; we are now on the brink of...
