The ultimate lesson is that age verification is an insufficient policy response on its own. Canada needs to rethink how we approach addressing online harms—not simply with launching a flat social media ban, but by building the infrastructure needed to design and regulate safe spaces for youth online. Read full story

Amid mounting criticisms from the Jewish community, opposition MPs, and the U.S., members of the Advisory Council on Rights, Equality, and Inclusion are defending its composition and 'work plan' after two months and one meeting. Read full story

Rather than vilifying immigrants, we ought to celebrate them. They have made a marvellous contribution to Canada in the past. More importantly, they will continue to do so in the future. Read full story

Canada abstained from a March 2026 United Nations vote condemning the trans-Atlantic enslavement of Africans as ‘the gravest crime against humanity.’ That abstention was not symbolic, it was policy, write members of the Interim Committee on HIV among Black Communities in Canada. Read full story

The future of this country will be shaped not only by the challenges we face today, but how we invest in the children who will inherit them. Parliament must move swiftly to pass Bill S-212 and create a national strategy for children and youth. Read full story

As older Canadians rally behind Prime Minister Mark Carney’s economic ‘safe harbour,’ younger generations remain split, exposing what pollsters say may be the new defining electoral fault line. Read full story

If you are currently the parent of elementary school children, don’t expect the Social Media Safety Act to be their guardian angel. Read full story

Flexible telework arrangements are not simply a workplace perk; they are an important tool for supporting women's full participation in the workforce and building a more inclusive labour market. As Canada's largest employer, the federal government should lead by example. Read full story

Two years after their initial applications, the second batch of members of the Environment and Climate Change Youth Council were informed the body was being dissolved before ever formally starting their work. Read full story

The law may have changed, but targeted communities will not be safer unless police, prosecutors, and public institutions learn how to translate legal reform into protection and prevention. Read full story