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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

Uncaging adolescent creativity

The pendulum swing on government service fees

Returning our voices to us

Ontario Needs an NDP of the Right

Fake food is everyone’s problem

Farm size and agricultural policy

The trouble with prioritizing dads’ leave

Physicians, conscience, and assisted dying

La démocratie pour les réalistes
Chronique

Hold the applause on parental leave extension

Religious accommodation and school boards

Regulatory risk mismanagement and the abortion pill

Why the benefits of diversity are not theoretical

The “Mike Pence rule” and women political staff

The invisibility of people with developmental disabilities

Act now on science funding, or miss Canada’s moment

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