Civil Liberties

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is basking in the uncritical media reporting of his state visit to China. His "open for business" message has been very well received in Beijing.

On February 8, a vigil will be held on the northwest corner of University and College Streets in Toronto to remember the animals trapped in the "dungeons" of the University of Toronto.

In a carefully worded directive, obtained by Canadian Press through the Access to Information Act, Public Safety Minister Vic Towes instructs CSIS to accept information under torture.

Among the many things we'll never know in the aftermath of the Toronto G20 is how a political defence would have affected the trial of those charged in "the main conspiracy" case.

"Program Our Way to Fight," the record of an evening with author Michael Reardon recently hosted by the Victoria Chapter of Independent Jewish Voices Canada, is being censored by Shaw Cable.

On February 8, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear two landmark cases about HIV, sex and the criminal law. It is time to stop persecuting people living with HIV who have safe and consensual sex.

As we close in on one year of Stephen Harper's majority, it is evident that this is a very special government. YOU are just not on its list of priorities.

Correctional officers working at the new Toronto Intermittent Centre are warning that the lack of standard operating procedures at the jail will lead to serious injuries or deaths.

Listen to an interview with Kiomars Soofi, the brother of Kavoos Soofi, an Iranian pro-democracy activist who won a stay on his deportation.

The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada is asking Canadians to sign a letter asking Careerbuilder.com to stop using live chimpanzees in its ads.

Thursday marked the first anniversary of Christopher William Gardian's death, early on the sixth day after an altercation with police in Toronto's 14 Division.

An often-acrimonious divide exists between feminists who call for the abolition of sex work and feminists who favour its decriminalization.

Canadians deserve to know the truth about what was said between the Prime Minister’s Office and Tides Canada CEO Ross McMillan.

This story is not about politics and polarization, it is about citizenship, and so too should be the development of Canada's oil sands.

G20 political prisoner Mandy Hiscocks writes about the parole system in prison and why she won't be applying.