Digital Distraction Is Bad for Creativity
What a silent evening with an author I admired taught me about solitude and writing well
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Canadian Education Is Steeped in Anti-Black Racism
For many Black youth, schools can be places of degradation, harm, and psychological violence
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Why the Catalonia Crisis Matters for Canadians
The region’s struggle for independence mirrors Canada’s own tense history with Quebec
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The Professor of Piffle
The dangerous underside of Jordan Peterson’s crusade against the humanities
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Toss of the Bitcoin
Canadians have poured millions into blockchain, but many don’t know what they’re buying
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Sheila Barry Was the Superhero of Canadian Children’s Literature
As publisher of Groundwood Books, she was the type of editor who would encourage you to jump—and then be your net
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Why Sexual-Assault Survivors Look Outside the Criminal System for Justice
People are often pushed towards prosecution, but survivors deserve to be educated on the alternatives
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Will a Posthumous Story Collection Help Canada Forgive Norman Levine?
After his unsparing portrait of the country in his 1950s travelogue, he was shunned by the literary elite
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The North Needs More Doctors
As a locum doctor in the Northwest Territories, I know that residents do not always get the health care they deserve
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The Misguided Fight Against Sex-Ed Reform
Alberta’s proposed curriculum has been met with the same tired controversy—and it isn’t making kids any safer
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