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Upholding the promise of Canadian birthright citizenship requires more than legal action — it needs leadership with the courage to reverse racist reproductive rhetoric and question false narratives. (Eyasu Etsub/Unsplash)

The U.S. narrowly upheld birthright citizenship. What about Canada?

Allison J. Petrozziello, Toronto Metropolitan University and Megan Gaucher, Carleton University

Birthright citizenship has become a point of debate as some governments adopt more restrictive policies aimed at limiting access to citizenship for some migrants.
Canadian AI Minister Evan Solomon appears for a news conference during the G7 Industry, Digital and Technology Ministers’ Meeting in Montréal in December 2025. Solomon’s response to the Grok controversy has been muted. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Why Canada’s reaction to the Grok scandal is so muted in the midst of a global outcry

Eric Van Rythoven, Carleton University

Governments around the world are clamping down on Grok’s production of nonconsensual sexual images. Why does Canada seem to be missing in action?
An asylum-seeker saying he’s from Eritrea is confronted by an RCMP officer as he crosses the border into Canada from the United States on Aug. 21 near Champlain, N.Y. Canadians have false beliefs about the so-called migration crisis, and politicians are capitalizing on it. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Canadian politicians are playing a dangerous game on migration

Craig Damian Smith, University of Toronto

Canada’s opposition Conservatives are borrowing from European populists in stoking fears about asylum-seekers and migrants. Here’s why that’s so dangerous.

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