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Canada’s contradiction: Progressive laws, regressive provincial acts

Séamus Bellamy
Dec 10, 2025
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Sometimes, as I’m sure many Americans can attest, it’s really hard to feel good about your country. I promise you that Canadians have the same problem. Often.

Canada’s federal government is looking to harden the country’s criminal code around laws that protect folks from gender-based violence and violence against children. This is f…

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