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Environmental racism: Canada must move from recognition to repair

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Canada shouldn’t mistake immigrant entrepreneurship for inclusion

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A policy to safeguard female athletes

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When neutrality becomes policy, equity suffers in Canadian institutions

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Ottawa should counter bans on trans athletes in sport

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Closing anti-hate offices sends the wrong signal

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Visible minority women are still sidelined in competitive ridings

Elghawaby speaks in front of an array of arms holding microphones.

Canada’s national amnesia on Islamophobia

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

Travellers including a young child holding stuffed animals walk with luggage through an airport arrivals area in front of a welcome sign.

Why are some refugees more welcome in Canada than others?

Amira Elghawaby is victim of a double standard

Expanding immigration will not erase racism in Canadian society

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