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Canada’s Supreme Court Shoots Down Harper’s Minimum Sentences for Firearm Offences
Another big legal loss for the Harper government's tough-on-crime agenda.
The Tories Are Still Fighting the Niqab Citizenship Court Decision
Courts and policy-makers are drawing up unneeded rules to make life hard for women wearing the niqab.
A Life Sentence in Canada Will Soon Mean an Actual Life Sentence for Nastiest Murderers
Even with the murder rate as low as it's been, the government plans on jailing particularly nasty killers forever.
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police Report Said Anti-Oil Activists Were National Security Threats
We spoke to some environmental and aboriginal activists to see if they were worried about a coming crackdown.
Indigenous Canadians Are Fighting the Uranium Mining Industry
A group of remote northern Dene trappers are fighting to preserve some of their traditional land from exploitation.
Canada’s Supreme Court Has Legalized Assisted Suicide
Until this morning, physician-assisted suicide was a criminal offence in Canada and could result in criminal prosecution for any person who "aids or abets a person to commit suicide."
Here’s the Harper Government’s Game Plan for the Next Four Months
Security, justice, and a (hopefully) balanced budget are all on Harper's to-do list.
New Poll Shows Canadians Don’t Like Stephen Harper’s Prostitution Bill
More than half the nation supports legalizing sex work and opposes the government's criminalization.
30,000 Ecuadorians Want Canada to take $10 Billion from Chevron to Clean Up the Amazon
A 20-year fight to make one of the world's largest companies pay to fix the mess it made has come to Canada. And things are about to get messier.
Canadian Law Isn't BDSM-Friendly
As the UK protests restrictive new censorship laws, it's important to remember that Canada's obscenity and censorship laws are also stuck in a decades-old idea of morality.
Ottawa Police Are No Longer Searching for the Hackers Who Took Down Their Website
Ottawa police are no longer pursuing an investigation into the hackers who took down their website for a week earlier this month.