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Black-and-white illustration of an Victorian-era woman raising a hand toward a child’s bum outdoors.

Why repealing the law on spanking isn’t enough

A stock image of a woman placing keys in the hands of a man.

Canada can’t fix the gender wealth gap until it measures it

Carney stands at a podium in front of a blue-and-white Jewish flag.

When Jewish Canadians lose confidence in public safety

Healthcare workers wearing Ebola protective suits hold two young children at a treatment center in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo.

When aid retreats, Ebola advances

A tent, trash, and personal belongings at a homeless encampment on Notre-Dame Street in East Montreal.

Cities are managing the visible signs of social failure with homelessness

Electric-trolley wires connect overhead as a dozen people cross the street.

Canada has three immigration realities, not one

A student using AI app on mobile phone during university lecture in amphitheater.

Universities need new ways to assess learning in the age of AI

New immigration law could make Canada less secure, not more

The next chapter in pension reform

Libraries and the copyright (balancing) act

La rémunération des créateurs : revoir la philosophie juridique

How Ontario’s labour law changes will affect unions

What’s next, after the 2012 copyright overhaul?

Policy thinking beyond Canada’s 150th

Strategies for a new world of work

Promoting national cohesion through multiculturalism

Assisted dying and the lessons of history

The urban/rural divide and a more inclusive Canada

Putting the “public” in public servant

A fresh, or re-heated, Conservative menu?

Recognizing the worth of natural caregivers

In defence of policy

Greater electoral access for the homeless

Judicial education doesn’t breach independence, but Bill C-337 might

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