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COMMENTARY: An equitable society is a secure society

In my September 2025 commentary in The Guardian, Security starts at home, I challenged decision-makers in our federal and provincial governments to recognize that, as they strive to make our country more secure in the face of threats to our sovereignty and economy, they must pay attention and address the structural and institutional inequalities within our society that contribute to a lack of security and stability.

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We hear almost daily about plans for increased spending on militarization, defence and border control in response to external threats, yet we hear less, if anything, about the threat that comes from the increasing income gap or about any plans to make systemic changes to how we care for the most economically — and therefore socially — vulnerable or disadvantaged in our communities.

Responsibility to protect

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