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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

Four Canadian passports

Birthright citizenship and the politics of “birth tourism”

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

Orange shirts aren’t enough when systemic equality is backsliding

Colourful animated figures meet. A larger green figure has collected the word bubbles belonging to the other figures. A small start is making the green blob give them back.

Why universities need a pluralism monitor

A star at the entre of several other animated figures with a surrounding thread.

A better way to run meetings: In-action reviews improve decision-making

Multiple generations of little multi-coloured animated blobs.

Guardianship governance: representing future generations in decision-making

Colourful animated figures with thought bubbles with question marks and lightbulbs.

Creating space for honest disagreement in polarized settings

A depiction of a circuit board in tones of blue.

Boycotting the AI task force is counterproductive

Dozens of workers carrying signs and union flags.

It’s time to put Canada’s employment insurance program on solid footing

A woman holds up her hands with a message reading “Stop the war” written in black ink in her palms.

Canadian media need to more carefully consider op-eds on the Mideast

A silhouetted woman in front of two landscape paintings. 

Canada’s overzealous copyright law deprives us of our own cultural heritage

A large holy cross is depicted in the brick pattern of the one-storey school.

Calls to defund Ontario’s Catholic schools are contradictory and impractical

A bearded man holds a pink and blue sign saying “Keep schools safe for trans kids.”

The pernicious effects of transphobia on campus

A hand holding a blue and pink sign saying “Protect trans kids!” with other signs out of focus in the fore and background.

The fight for trans rights is a women’s rights issue

It is too easy to make Quebec the villain

The student wearing a gown and cap is seen in silhouette against a cloudy sky with patches of blue.

Why Canada should do more to keep international students

As a new immigrant to Canada, I know it will survive Trump’s threats

Une femme âgée utilisant un déambulateur se fraye un chemin dans une allée avec des conserves. La femme porte un manteau d'hiver brun foncé jusqu'aux genoux.

Tariffs and a possible carbon-rebate rollback show the need for targeted income support

A yellow police tape marks the edge of a crime scene with a blurry black police car, red and blue cruiser lights on, in the distance. The tape says “Police line. Do not cross” in thick black letters.

Get moving with a gender-based violence commissioner

Pen-and-ink drawing of the front steps that run the length of a brick building with four columns. On the steps are four people sitting. One has a bike.

How B.C. can increase access to justice in family-law cases

A man holds a yellow sign saying “We’re studying, we’re the future…” with other protesters in the background.

Federal international student reforms sting communities across Canada

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Let Indigenous youth lead. It’s their future

Illustration of a tree with leaves shaped like hearts. On the branches, they are red. Some of them turn into birds flying away. The fallen leaves are dark or light grey.

The mirage of “death as a benefit”

Cities need to get ahead of autonomous delivery robots

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