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Opinion
Cosby's fate was hardly inevitable. That's why his imprisonment represents a major turning point
If American jurors can listen, without bias, to an unknown Canadian woman in a case involving one of their country's most cherished figures, it raises a hopeful question: who else will be believed?
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#MeToo was never going to change the world instantly, but it has moved well beyond a hashtag
#MeToo is far from a fad. It has roots in the real world, and it's spreading. It's already impacting employment, relationships and the culture at large.
Opinion
Why is the Trudeau government poking the anti-abortion bear?
Trudeau is now been accused of shutting down a debate that we weren't even having a month ago, and turned what might have been a minor matter on summer jobs funding into a national referendum on the government's abortion dogma. And for what?
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Senator Beyak can complain about free speech all she wants. Fact is, she earned her demotion
Beyak has a higher obligation than most to scrutinize her own words: her job is expressly to offer "sober second thought," not to change the discussion to be one about free speech.
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Protests change minds and shift public opinion. That's why opponents are quick to disparage them
It's polite, politically, to acknowledge the right to protest in a democracy, but that doesn't necessarily translate into real support. How we feel about protests, and their legitimacy, is often self-serving.