Think Inside the Box
The government’s new security bill is designed to scrub “terrorist propaganda” from the Internet. It will also curtail freedom of thought
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Our latest stories on Canadian politics, elections, parties, and policy, from the municipal to the federal level, plus the politics of the world around us and how they affect our democratic systems.
Class with Castro
When Fidel almost came to Dalhousie
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Old Macdonald
Sir John A. was a racist, a colonialist, and a drunk. Why are we celebrating him?
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Waterboarding’s Right-Wing Enablers
In the wake of this week’s scathing Senate report, American conservatives need to ask: How did torture apologism become part of their creed?
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No Place to Go
Closing the door on North Korean refugees
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Hurricane Hazel
Canada’s most popular mayor, in her own words
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Dirty Tricks
Is the anti-prostitution lobby inflating sex-trafficking stats?
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Cyber Insecurity
What we don’t know about Canada’s digital spy agency
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Editor’s Note
In a year—or less, depending on the wishes of the prime minister—Canada will hold a federal election. While the outcome is far from certain, it seems unlikely that any party …
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Block the Vote
What the Fair Elections Act says about our neglected history of disenfranchisement
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