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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 cross-party case for the Working Income Tax Benefit

Local media and the democracy deficit

The “noble failure” approach to electoral reform

Trump, Brexit, and political science’s failures

COP22 : la complexité du système multilatéral onusien

Gender discrimination and the Indian Act

Viewing the CBC as a public good

Water, sanitation essential to international assistance

Health care system needs a new research model

Logic should not be optional in sexual assault trials

The war against smoking is still not won

A good year for Canadian women

Immigration : la prudence est de mise

Animal rights Bill threatened Canadians’ way of life

How policy can support intergenerational equity

Removing the barriers to women traders

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