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Is Canada morally leaderless?
For anyone born in the 70s or 80s, it is abundantly clear we’re living in the most perilous period of our lifetimes.
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The parallels between Trump's pardons and Danielle Smith's use of the notwithstanding clause
I was reading about yet another round of Trump pardons and it is blazingly apparent the extent to which Trump has exercised this presidential power in a…
Dec 10, 2025
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No, the Supreme Court is not an obstacle to tougher laws against child porn
Yesterday the Supreme Court issued a decision striking down mandatory minimum sentences in the context of possessing or accessing child pornography.
Nov 1, 2025
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An analysis of the Carney Government's 'Combatting Hate Act'
Bill C-9 was recently introduced in Parliament, and it would establish new hate speech, hate crimes, and intimidation offences.
Oct 23, 2025
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U of T prof's tweet, assumed by some to refer to Charlie Kirk killing, was bad, but so is the University's reaction
[Note: a commenter has pointed to this PressProgress report suggesting that the media’s coverage of this story, including the CBC story linked below…
Sep 13, 2025
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American Democracy is not in Decline, it's Dead
Mar 21, 2025
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OPINION: Doug Ford has suckered everyone into thinking he's the best to handle Trump. He's not. In fact, he's dangerous.
Mar 13, 2025
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Canadians aren't being asked to meet the moment
Mar 27, 2025
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Opinion: It's time for a centralization movement in Canada
May 20, 2025
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A proportionate response to Trump's economic war on Canada requires disproportionality
Jan 21, 2025
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No, King Charles shouldn't leap to Canada's defence against Trump
Feb 28, 2025
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Not even the notwithstanding clause can save Quebec's proposed ban on public prayer
Quebec’s “Minister for Secularism” has promised to ban public prayer.
Sep 3, 2025
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Studying hate speech regulation abroad
I spent the latter half of July and most of August in New Zealand and Australia, on one of those field research trips you also turn into a family…
Aug 28, 2025
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The Carney Honeymoon is Over
Donald Trump resumed his attacks on Canadian sovereignty this past week, withdrawing from trade talks because someone apparently told him that Canada’s…
Jun 30, 2025
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Opinion: It's time for a centralization movement in Canada
Canada is the most decentralized federation in the world.
May 20, 2025
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A landmark election
Quick thoughts on last night
Apr 29, 2025
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What do the federal campaign platforms say about democracy and governance?
In a time of serious global democratic decline, and especially with the United States falling from the ranks of true democracies and posing a very real…
Apr 22, 2025
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Misguided lawsuit against UBC evokes culture war nonsense
A small group of professors is suing the University of British Columbia to stop the university from engaging in “political activity.” According to the…
Apr 9, 2025
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