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Paul Gallant

Paul Gallant is a Toronto-based journalist. His first novel, Still More Stubborn Stars, was published in fall 2021.
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January/February 2022 / Society

The Dirty Work of Cleaning Online Reputations

January 4, 2022January 10, 2022 - by Paul Gallant

For a fee, companies will tackle damaging search results. But is the new economy of digital makeovers making things worse?

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Health / January/February 2021

Return of the Anti-Vaxers

November 24, 2020May 6, 2021 - by Paul Gallant

To those who think vaccines are harmful, COVID-19 is just another conspiracy

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Business

Shopping Malls Might Not Be Coming Back

June 22, 2020June 24, 2020 - by Paul Gallant

The pandemic has set off a chain reaction of lost revenue that will shape the economy for years

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April 2019 / Business

Thinking of Buying a Waterfront Property? Read This First

March 4, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Paul Gallant

As climate-related dangers increase, insurance companies are changing where and how we build homes

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Society

We’ve Legalized Marijuana. Let’s Modernize Our Alcohol Laws Too

October 17, 2018January 23, 2023 - by Paul Gallant

Canada is finally treating tokers like grownups. But we need to address the disparity between pot and booze

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Justice / March 2018

How Technology Can Help Create a Better Justice System

February 13, 2018July 11, 2021 - by Paul Gallant

Canada’s out-of-date court system leads to costly delays that let criminals go free

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Justice

Why Bruce McArthur’s Murder Trial Could Stigmatize Gay Men

February 9, 2018August 8, 2019 - by Paul Gallant

For Toronto’s LGBTQ community, justice requires more than just arresting an alleged serial killer

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Society

How Gay Rights Killed Gay Liberation

December 2, 2016November 19, 2019 - by Paul Gallant

Equality for the LGBTQ community has come at the expense of sexual independence

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