Some countries are considering scrapping jury trials to improve access to justice. Are there better ways to get to the same outcome?
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Editorial: The Carney government’s tricky task
It will take truly transformational leadership for the Carney government to address the issues concerning voters both young and old
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Editorial: Bill Gates’ smart case for smarter climate spending
In a recent letter, Bill Gates urged the climate community to put human welfare at the centre of its climate strategies. Canada should heed his advice
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Editorial: Where’s the vision in Carney’s budget?
For all its words, the Carney government’s 2025 budget fails to articulate a vision for addressing Canada’s profound challenges
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Editorial: Patients deserve more than 2.9 stars
What if Canadians started holding the health-care system to account — as a customer might?
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Editorial: When Ottawa rewards the rule-breakers
Putting $283 million to a Toronto sewage project breaks Ottawa’s own housing conditions—and raises questions about its seriousness about solving the housing crisis
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Editorial: Canada espouses feminist values but votes otherwise
The recent Liberal leadership race highlights the disconnect between our stated values and rhetoric
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Editorial: Our Major Projects wish list
The new Major Projects Office is the wrong solution to the right problem. Here’s what could make it a worthy undertaking
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Editorial: Canada’s misguided response to Trump’s H-1B visa change
In our rush to scoop up talent that might have otherwise gone to the U.S., Canada is failing to ask itself some fundamental questions
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Editorial: Canada must make public order a priority again
Public disorder has cities crying out for help. The solution cannot simply be to expand our public institutions’ crisis services