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Meg D. Lonergan

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Contract Instructor and Doctoral Candidate, Legal Studies, Carleton University

Chief Justice Richard Wagner speaks alongside his fellow Supreme Court of Canada Justices during the ceremonial opening of the judicial year at the Supreme Court in Ottawa on Oct. 6, 2025. A recent court ruling on mandatory minimum sentences has stoked outrage. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

November 23, 2025

Reality check: The Supreme Court actually did the right thing in its child pornography ruling

Meg D. Lonergan, Carleton University and Kyler Chittick, University of Alberta

The Supreme Court of Canada’s rejection of child-pornography mandatory minimums reflects an allegiance to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, not a crisis.

Dozens of people line up in Toronto in 1995 outside a downtown courthouse for entry to Paul Bernardo’s trial. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Moe Doiron

June 22, 2023

Politicians shouldn’t determine where Paul Bernardo is imprisoned, regardless of his crimes

Meg D. Lonergan, Carleton University

As a dangerous offender, Paul Bernardo is unlikely to ever be released from custody after 30 years behind bars — even after his transfer to a medium-security prison.

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