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A half dozen family members walking outside a courthouse.

Closing anti-hate offices sends the wrong signal

A young father hiking in a winter landscape with a baby in a carrier.

The paradox of Quebec fatherhood: valued but under-supported

A group of four students bundled up in the cold standing in front of a nondescript brick building.

Ontario must do more for international students seeking health care

Six pots of coffee beans.

Canadians aren’t imagining the cost-of-living crisis

Corn on the cob in closeup, with other produce and a store worker in the blurry background.

Slaying myths about income support

Aerial view of a waterside rural First Nations community.

Court rulings confirm duty to provide housing and safe water for First Nations. Now what?

An abstract image of a diverse group of women.

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

In God’s name

The COVID-19 disaster in senior care should make reform a top priority

A village of low-rise apartment buildings and a few shops sit between forest and the waterfront.

The need for Indigenous-led housing

Canada needs to get on with tackling racism in concrete ways

L’école privée au Québec : moteur d’un système à plusieurs vitesses

At the base of a set of stone steps, about 10 people wear yellow hoodies and t-shirts that say “No justice, no peace” with photos of Chantel Moore on the fabric. Some people hold signs that say “Justice for Chantel Moore” and “Chantel’s life mattered; we want justice.”

The mandate of N.B.’s systemic racism commissioner perpetuates the problem

Remodelling the ivory tower to help solve the climate crisis

Francophone Quebecers increasingly believe anglophone Canadians look down on them

Government can protect women while preserving the defence of extreme intoxication

Quebecers more pessimistic than ever about the future of the French language

Premier Legault’s colonial values

How to improve long-term planning for pension funds

Give parents a choice in child care

Defending against disinformation

“Sleeping rough” is a problem that needs tailored homelessness solutions

Canada’s ineffective building energy regulations are the elephant in the warming room

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