Discussion paper
Conservative criminal justice policy: new directions and alternatives
Aiming to fill a void in Canada's national conversation, this discussion paper lays out the key planks of a credible, principled, ‘small-C’ conservative approach to criminal justice. The paper is structured as a series of proposals addressing the stages of criminal justice administration: police investigation, pre-trial and bail, the trial and sentencing.
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Liquid gold: New Zealand's need for compensated plasma collections
The author of this paper suggests that without more donors, the New Zealand Blood Service warns that the nation will rely more heavily on imported plasma products.
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And now, the news: a national news media policy for Canada
The purpose of this paper is to frame a national consultation and to offer foundational policies for a national news industrial strategy. The authors argue that Canada needs a national news policy. Such a policy must, at all costs, avoid a direct funding connection between the government and newsmakers or news intermediaries.
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European energy security: an uncertain road ahead amid a triple crisis
The particular focus of this paper is how Europe is being affected by the energy crisis, what policies and steps the European Union (EU) is taking to deal with the situation, and what the implications will be for European energy security. The paper also discusses geopolitics and climate change policy, along with their implications for...
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The viewpoint diversity crisis at Canadian universities: political homogeneity, self-censorship, and threats to academic freedom
The study, based on a survey of professors and members of the public, reveals that Canadian universities are political monoliths whose lack of viewpoint diversity contributes to serious problems on campus. Professors, especially the 9 percent of conservative professors whose views differ from the overwhelmingly dominant left-leaning views held by 88 percent of professors, are...