Vincent Rigby and Thomas Juneau: It's about time we caught up with our allies with this. Let's make sure we do it right. [Substack]

There is considerable debate in the literature regarding the link between sentence length and recidivism.  Consistent with a specific deterrence perspective, some research findings support the perspective that longer sentences will deter future re-offending.  In contrast, others have found either no link or criminogenic effects, whereby longer sentences result in more re-offending. [Correctional Services Canada]

Stung by setbacks last Thursday in Scarborough-Guildwood and Kanata-Carleton, the Progressive Conservatives want to learn from their blunders before calling a byelection in Kitchener Centre. [TorStar]

Allison Hanes: Statistics on ER occupancy, wait times and access to primary care paint a portrait of why Quebec's health system is crumbling. [Montreal Gazette]

The Manitoba government's website continues to identify Environment Minister Kevin Klein as Métis, even though the president of the Manitoba Métis Federation, a prominent Métis lawyer and Klein's own brother all dispute the claim. [CBC]

Patricia Dawn Robertson: To be a provincial Liberal in Western Canada these days is to roam alone in the wilderness. So Saskatchewan’s Liberal Party rebranded itself on July 19, complete with a new logo, as the Saskatchewan Progress Party (SPP).
Next door, Alberta’s provincial Liberals currently hold no seats.
Manitoba, that Liberal ‘stronghold’ on the Prairies, voted in three Liberals during the 2019 election, up from just two in 2016. [Wpg Free Press]

The president of New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative party says a push for a leadership review of Premier Blaine Higgs hasn't overcome the first hurdle. [Global]

The twice-indicted former president leads across nearly every category and region, as primary voters wave off concerns about his escalating legal jeopardy. [NYT]

The state of emergency was declared when troops arrested Aung San Suu Kyi and top officials from her government and members of her party on Feb. 1, 2021. [Global]

We started with this story from the Associated Press about the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs ruling. We asked ChatGPT: How would this news story be received by people on opposite sides of the abortion issue?  The response explained how people’s reactions would depend on their opinion about abortion, and that the story would probably reinforce existing beliefs. That makes sense — the story wouldn’t change minds or complicate anyone’s views necessarily. [TrustNews]

Electric air taxis can start plying the skies by 2028, according to a regulatory timeline laid out by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration this month. [Global]