Government can’t threaten its way to public trust
Threatening prosecution for refusing to complete the census might produce compliance, but it weakens the trust on which democratic government depends
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Stop pretending campus mobs are an accident
The University of Lethbridge arrest of Frances Widdowson proves why Alberta needs campus free speech legislation
Disputed Aboriginal land claims reshaping property rights in Canada
Court rulings on Aboriginal title raise serious questions about how much control you really have over your property
Carney’s Emergencies Act appeal traps the Supreme Court in a credibility crisis
The appeal forces the Supreme Court to rule on a case tied to Chief Justice Wagner’s past public condemnation of the trucker’s protests
Legal aid is for the poor. Not for well-funded organizations
A Manitoba court case raises a simple question: should legal aid bankroll organizations that can afford their own lawyers?
What Superman and punk rock have to say about rebellion today
In a culture that prizes cynicism, decency and restraint now look strangely subversive
Ottawa’s new hate law goes too far
Ottawa says Bill C-9 fights hate. Critics say it turns ordinary disagreement into a potential crime
