What Does “Defence” Really Mean?
The United Nations prohibits the use of force except in the case of self-defence—but that can too easily be moulded into a euphemism for retaliation, revenge, and punishment
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Much Ado about Hummus: The Fight for Bragging Rights over a Middle Eastern Dip
From beet to butterscotch, how far can hummus travel from its origins and still be hummus?
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How to Make a Movie in the North
The Grizzlies is about a lacrosse team that transformed one Nunavut community. But it’s also about Inuit leading the way
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Becoming Natan Obed
The national Inuit representative is the most important leader many Canadians haven’t heard of
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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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Anne of the New Millennium
The CBC’s adaptation puts a Canadian classic through a filter of modernity—and reminds us that it’s hard to be a kid
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What Americans Can Learn from Assad
I’ve lived through both dictatorship and democracy. Here’s what I find more worrying than Trump
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