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Big Brother or Big Confusion?

As China braces itself for the possibility of an omnipotent digital dystopia — a credit rating system aimed at reducing the resources, choices and activities of every citizen to a single trustabili…
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End the harassment of Xia Lin and other human rights lawyers and defenders, the Law Society of Upper Canada urges Beijing.

In response to the harsh sentencing of a respected lawyer on what many claim are trumped-up charges, the Law Society of Upper Canada, in a public statement released this week, urged the People&#821…
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What are the reasonable limits of protest against a permit that, unless a court declares otherwise, has been lawfully granted by the elected government of Canada? Lawyer Andrew Roman breaks down the hot-button issues from a legal perspective.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s approval of the Kinder Morgan pipeline has raised a storm of protest about its predicted impacts on the orcas, climate change, First Nations’ rights, as well a…
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The government’s cash-for-access scandals are multiplying like zebra mussels.

People seeking favours from Liberal ministers will continue to pay for access until we have a government that appoints a watchdog that barks
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“If this law passes, it would be a farce to say that Egypt allows ‘non-governmental’ organizations, since all would be subject to the security agencies’ control.”

A new law drafted by Egypt’s parliament would effectively prohibit independent non-governmental groups in the country by subjecting their work and funding to control by government authorities, including powerful security agencies, Human Rights Watch said today.
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