Hypocrisy, language, and words matter in our relationship with China

 ‘Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones’ op-ed — The House of Commons vote on Monday Feburary 22, 2021 to approve a non-binding motion, brought forward by the opposition Conservatives, to recognize China’s actions in the north-western Xinjiang province as a genocide against Muslim Uighurs was misguided and

Legislating Protection for Faith Spaces

 By Andrew Bennett, CARDUS Law program director Sometimes Parliament works just the way the textbooks say it’s supposed to work. One recent example is in the way the House of Commons justice committee dealt with Bill C-51, which aims to erase “outdated” parts of the Criminal Code. The committee held

Bill C-51: The Devil is in the Details

 By Andrew Bennett, Senior Fellow and Law Program Director at public policy think tank Cardus In June of this year, Justice Minister Jody Wilson tabled in the House of Commons new omnibus legislation to amend the Criminal Code and Department of Justice Act. For most, such occasions as this merit about