It’s Not My Job to Teach You about Indigenous People
If you don’t have time to educate yourself, then I can’t help you
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Does Canadian Media Have a Right-wing Bias?
While the far right appears on daily news, the far left has yet to break through the mainstream
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British Columbia’s Perfect Firestorm
Why this year’s wildfires are so severe—and what can be done to stop them in the future
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What’s Holding Back the East Coast Music Scene?
Despite a wealth of talent, Atlantic Canadian acts are struggling to break into the mainstream
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Omar Khadr and the Shame of the Canadian Press
Anger over the settlement has never been about law or even policy. It’s about how we see the crimes of people who do not look like us
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Message from the Publisher and Executive Director
After nine years as the full-time art director for The Walrus, Brian Morgan is leaving us to become a freelance contractor—art director emeritus, designer, master of fonts, and so much more. He will be based out of his studio in Montreal.
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How Universities Manage to Avoid Paying Writers for Their Work
A Supreme Court copyright ruling has amounted to institutionally sanctioned piracy
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The Poor Need a Guaranteed Income, Not Our Charity
Community gardens, cooking classes, and food banks may make us feel good, but they don’t solve the problem of food insecurity
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On the Role of a Bystander
We admire the heroes who intervene and save strangers from violence. But it’s not always that simple
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America’s Newfound Fascination with Canada
It’s not just Trump vs. Trudeau. In the US, working government policy has become an endangered species
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