Thanks to a more precarious minority Parliament, the Bloc Québécois is flexing more policy muscle than it has in a while. It has laid out the conditions for its temporary willingness to support the ...

The Alberta government passed legislation in May that has fuelled growing anxiety within Canada’s research sector. The Provincial Priorities Act (formerly Bill 18) requires all provincial entities — ...

Trevor Potts is the director of policy and research at Evidence for Democracy. His policy work focuses on government transparency, access to information systems, and research funding.

Stereotypes and rape myths about “real” victim responses continue to undermine fairness in the criminal-justice system. In an important decision concerning musician Jacob Hoggard, the Ontario Court of ...

Le Québec dispose de l’un des programmes d’indemnisation des victimes d’actes criminels violents les plus complets au Canada. Mais une réduction importante de la durée des prestations, il y a trois ...

The recent attacks in Lebanon using pagers and two-way radios weaponized into bombs is an unprecedented and deeply problematic change in how countries undertake war. The novelty is not in the sabotage ...

Quebec has one of the most inclusive compensation programs for victims of violent crime in Canada, but a crucial reduction of benefits three years ago will soon push many victims into poverty. The ...

Energy and climate strategy should prioritize options with lowest economic, environmental, technological and safety risks.

Au cours des dernières semaines, une série d’articles parus dans les médias australiens a présenté l’Ontario comme un modèle de politique climatique et énergétique. La nouvelle a fait son chemin ...

Canada faces numerous complex challenges: accelerating the transition to net-zero, adapting to a more hostile and unpredictable climate, addressing the health impacts of an aging society, and bridging ...

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