Matthew Behrens is a freelance writer and social justice advocate in Perth, Ontario.

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    Revisiting Canada’s Long Sixties

    What does a critical assessment of sixties radicalism offer to people today?

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    Persecution by proxy

    Canada’s Extradition Act allows the deportation of Canadian citizens on the simple say-so of a foreign government, even when the case against them is groundless.

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    Between home and a hard place

    Public outrage over the treatment of Canada’s “security certificate” detainees has receded with the seemingly good news that four of the five detainees are now living at home. But the reality of house arrest is almost worse, because it effectively extends the almost total loss of freedom the men endure to their wives, children and friends.