Solutions to reconcile security and freedom deserve to be better known, says Maurice Cusson, author of Donner-nominated book

The following is an excerpt from Securité, liberté et criminalité by Maurice Cusson. Published by Les éditions du Septentrion, it's a finalist for this year's Donner Prize for the best public policy book.

Attendees are pictured at an all-candidates debate held at the Glebe Community Centre in the riding of Ottawa Centre, Ont., on Sept. 25, 2019. A true democracy requires opposition between a number of political parties for the exercise of power, writes Maurice Cusson.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY Maurice Cusson

April 28, 2021

Since the dawn of time, crime and despotism have been a threat to security and freedom. And everywhere, people have always had to contend with criminals and despots in defence of their security and freedom. How can free people live together without one person’s freedom infringing on that of anoth...

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