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Month: December 2014

Photograph by Jens Schlenker/Elbjazz Festival
January/February 2015

Piano Man

December 19, 2014April 13, 2020 - by Luc Rinaldi

Chilly Gonzales reinvents music education

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Riding Shotgun

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Oxy Town

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Prescription opioids, a small Ontario community, and the failure of the war on drugs

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Promised Land

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American missionaries chase the lapsed Catholics of Montreal

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No Means No

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From a 1999 Supreme Court ruling on sexual consent

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Canada’s First Scapegoat

December 16, 2014July 20, 2020 - by Richard Gwyn

The movement to cast John A. Macdonald as nothing more than a racist, colonialist, drunk is an insult to our history

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Slip and Slide

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Braving the elements at an experimental weather lab

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January/February 2015 / Media

Editor’s Note

December 15, 2014April 13, 2020 - by John Macfarlane

These are troubled times for North American journalism. The organizations that fund most of it—newspapers, magazines, and radio and television networks—are distressed. The business model that made them so profitable …

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Old Macdonald

December 15, 2014February 6, 2021 - by Stephen Marche

Sir John A. was a racist, a colonialist, and a drunk. Why are we celebrating him?

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As the executive director, I am frequently asked this question. These days, I reply: “The Walrus was made for this moment.” From on-again, off-again trade news and negotiations to a new prime minister, we are committed to Canada’s conversations. We launched six regional bureaus earlier this year to ensure comprehensive coverage across this great country of ours. But we can’t do this alone. As a non-profit newsroom, this work isn’t possible without our readers’ support. If you believe in Canada’s stories, support our paywall-free journalism with a donation today.

Our team is small, but our commitment is big; just like our country. Every story we publish is the result of writers, artists, and editors going the extra mile (well, kilometres) to bring Canada closer together through compelling, fact-checked, and regionally grounded reporting.

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