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- Bill S-240 responds to an October 2025 Supreme Court ruling that mandatory minimums for child sexual abuse material offences violate Sec. 12 of the Charter.
- Bill S-240 responds to an October 2025 Supreme Court ruling that mandatory minimums for child sexual abuse material offences violate Sec. 12 of the Charter.
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- Canada is a leader among peer nations including the United States, Australian, New Zealand and the United Kingdom in being the first to introduce
- Canada is a leader among peer nations including the United States, Australian, New Zealand and the United Kingdom in being the first to introduce
- Canada is a leader among peer nations including the United States, Australian, New Zealand and the United Kingdom in being the first to introduce
- Justice Minister Sean Fraser had previously suggested the government wouldn’t ‘copy and paste’ Bill C-63, formerly known as the Online Harms Act, but child
- Justice Minister Sean Fraser had previously suggested the government wouldn’t ‘copy and paste’ Bill C-63, formerly known as the Online Harms Act, but child
- Justice Minister Sean Fraser had previously suggested the government wouldn’t ‘copy and paste’ Bill C-63, formerly known as the Online Harms Act, but child
- With the Conservatives opting to keep Bill C-10 in House debate, Green Leader Elizabeth May warned against making it a 'political football' when it
- With the Conservatives opting to keep Bill C-10 in House debate, Green Leader Elizabeth May warned against making it a 'political football' when it
- With the Conservatives opting to keep Bill C-10 in House debate, Green Leader Elizabeth May warned against making it a 'political football' when it
- A clause granting judges the ability to impose a prison sentence shorter than the one required by a mandatory minimum may prove the most
- A clause granting judges the ability to impose a prison sentence shorter than the one required by a mandatory minimum may prove the most
- A clause granting judges the ability to impose a prison sentence shorter than the one required by a mandatory minimum may prove the most
- An Amicus Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court by a panel of experts reveals there is, in fact, a long history to trans medicine.
- An Amicus Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court by a panel of experts reveals there is, in fact, a long history to trans medicine.
- An Amicus Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court by a panel of experts reveals there is, in fact, a long history to trans medicine.
- Canada recently celebrated National Child Day, recognizing our commitment to upholding the rights of children. Yet despite this annual celebration, we continue to violate
- Canada recently celebrated National Child Day, recognizing our commitment to upholding the rights of children. Yet despite this annual celebration, we continue to violate
- Canada recently celebrated National Child Day, recognizing our commitment to upholding the rights of children. Yet despite this annual celebration, we continue to violate
- Two weeks ago, the federal government tabled Bill C-15, legislation which, if passed, would begin to operationalize the United Nations Declaration on the Rights
- Two weeks ago, the federal government tabled Bill C-15, legislation which, if passed, would begin to operationalize the United Nations Declaration on the Rights
- Two weeks ago, the federal government tabled Bill C-15, legislation which, if passed, would begin to operationalize the United Nations Declaration on the Rights
- Federal judges are releasing their expenses for the first time following a law passed during the last Parliament, and the new numbers show the
- Federal judges are releasing their expenses for the first time following a law passed during the last Parliament, and the new numbers show the
- Federal judges are releasing their expenses for the first time following a law passed during the last Parliament, and the new numbers show the
- The government is in “flagrant non-compliance” with the regime it brought in to end solitary confinement, says Canada’s prison watchdog, as critics renew calls
- The government is in “flagrant non-compliance” with the regime it brought in to end solitary confinement, says Canada’s prison watchdog, as critics renew calls
- The government is in “flagrant non-compliance” with the regime it brought in to end solitary confinement, says Canada’s prison watchdog, as critics renew calls
- An all-party deal to strike an overdue study of Canada’s assisted dying law is likely on the way, says NDP MP Randall Garrison, as
- An all-party deal to strike an overdue study of Canada’s assisted dying law is likely on the way, says NDP MP Randall Garrison, as
- An all-party deal to strike an overdue study of Canada’s assisted dying law is likely on the way, says NDP MP Randall Garrison, as
- The story of the enforcement of cannabis laws in Canada is one of historical injustice and inequality. Indeed, it is undisputed by this government
- The story of the enforcement of cannabis laws in Canada is one of historical injustice and inequality. Indeed, it is undisputed by this government
- The story of the enforcement of cannabis laws in Canada is one of historical injustice and inequality. Indeed, it is undisputed by this government
- Long derided as a gateway to so-called hard drug use, recent scientific findings have raised the possibility that cannabis might be an off-ramp from
- Long derided as a gateway to so-called hard drug use, recent scientific findings have raised the possibility that cannabis might be an off-ramp from
- Long derided as a gateway to so-called hard drug use, recent scientific findings have raised the possibility that cannabis might be an off-ramp from
- Indigenous people must reclaim their jurisdiction over legal matters because healing communities and equal justice are impossible outcomes in Canadian courts and prisons, concludes
- Indigenous people must reclaim their jurisdiction over legal matters because healing communities and equal justice are impossible outcomes in Canadian courts and prisons, concludes
- Indigenous people must reclaim their jurisdiction over legal matters because healing communities and equal justice are impossible outcomes in Canadian courts and prisons, concludes
- OTTAWA—In a shocking decision last month, R. v. Crépeau, the Deputy Chief Military Judge, Lt.-Col. Louis-Vincent d’Auteuil, declared that his court is not independent
- OTTAWA—In a shocking decision last month, R. v. Crépeau, the Deputy Chief Military Judge, Lt.-Col. Louis-Vincent d’Auteuil, declared that his court is not independent
- OTTAWA—In a shocking decision last month, R. v. Crépeau, the Deputy Chief Military Judge, Lt.-Col. Louis-Vincent d’Auteuil, declared that his court is not independent
- Data released by Statistics Canada over the past year and a half could help to dispel the myth of a single, uniform Black population
- Data released by Statistics Canada over the past year and a half could help to dispel the myth of a single, uniform Black population
- Data released by Statistics Canada over the past year and a half could help to dispel the myth of a single, uniform Black population
- In a span of fewer than six months, the pandemic has upended, encroached, and transformed, just about every facet of life. The months ahead
- In a span of fewer than six months, the pandemic has upended, encroached, and transformed, just about every facet of life. The months ahead
- In a span of fewer than six months, the pandemic has upended, encroached, and transformed, just about every facet of life. The months ahead
- The federal privacy commissioner says Health Canada only submitted documentation on the new voluntary national contact-tracing app to its office last Friday, June 19—a
- The federal privacy commissioner says Health Canada only submitted documentation on the new voluntary national contact-tracing app to its office last Friday, June 19—a
- The federal privacy commissioner says Health Canada only submitted documentation on the new voluntary national contact-tracing app to its office last Friday, June 19—a