As democratic institutions around the world face growing pressures, what role should universities play in safeguarding the free exchange of ideas?

What role should the courts play in decisions about psychiatric care? And how closely do courtroom practices reflect the legal safeguards that govern those decisions?

From exploding inequalities and rising living costs to climate change and rapid technological change, today's challenges are prompting new questions about what it means to be in control of our own lives with many Canadians reporting a sense that control is slipping away.