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A seven-year-old transgender boy is photographed amid some trees in dark silhouette.

When the notwithstanding clause becomes a political weapon

Hundreds of people fill the street, all of them wearing orange shirts.

Orange shirts aren’t enough when systemic equality is backsliding

A depiction of a circuit board in tones of blue.

Boycotting the AI task force is counterproductive

A few dozen women and a couple men surround Sen. McPhedran who is at a podium.

Diversity of candidates is fundamental to trust in political leadership

An animated figure posing in front of a farm.

How universities can be places of common ground in an age of diversity and polarization

People hold a huge rainbow flag in downtown Montreal during the city’s Pride parade. Clothed in a rainbow of colours under a sunny sky.

LGBTQ+ and Quebec nationalism: The decline of a progressive alliance

All four are standing in front of a wall lined with provincial flags. Fraser is at a podium.

New hate-crime bill must confront the enforcement gap

Lines of people bent over in prayer at night.

Religious literacy can help Quebec balance identity and inclusion

Wylde is sweeping a broom in front of the one-storey home. The home has a light-coloured siding, and the living-room window has a white frame and thin black shutters. Wylde is dressed in jeans, a white shirt and a black puffer vest. She has short brown hair and dark-rimmed glasses.

Yänonhchia’ would draw on First Nations’ proud history of sustainable housing

B.C. ban on public consumption of some drugs would harm the vulnerable

A youth with pink hair holds a sign saying “Hands off trans rights” next to another youth with blonde hair with a sign saying “the youth are our future.” Other protesters are in the background.

Changes are needed to limit provincial use of the notwithstanding clause

What Quebec’s cannabis strategy shows

A still-hazy picture of cannabis after five years of legalization

A woman in casual clothing studies a large wall panel full of information and statistics about legalization. The title of the info is “Cannabis Legalization in California: Why it Matters & What’s Next.”

A tale of two cannabis legalization experiments

Under a white, plastic tent filled with young cannabis plants, a seedling is held by a person wearing a black glove and a white plastic coat.

A course-correction on cannabis equity : the moment is now

A blue and black illustration depicting a ChatGPT logo at the centre of a circuit board.

AI bias must move to accountability to address inequity

Trans people must be protected across Canada

The case for the legislative protection of cash

Conservatives: this is not Canada

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

The little heart is fashioned out of plywood and is attached to a long piece of plastic with purple ribbons a couple of inches long hanging from it. The wooden piece would fit in the palm of your hand. The woman holding it has wraparound sunglasses and a white shirt. She’s standing in a row of women who are holding similar items. The mood is somber, with shadows and sunlight intermingling across the faces of the group.

Historic meeting of ministers needs to look at international human rights

Immigrant entrepreneurs need targeted support

Racial disparities are barriers to progress that can’t be ignored

More inclusive parliaments start with better workplace conditions

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