It’s Time to Fix How We Fight Online
Social media was supposed to save democracy. So why do hatred and violence feel inseparable from online life?
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How healthy is our democracy? This special series investigates what’s working, what’s under threat, and what’s broken. With new stories published weekly, Common Ground cuts through our anxieties to examine what democracy really means in Canada today—and whether it’s truly coming to an end.
Where Is Our Global Outrage Over Kashmir?
India calls itself the world’s largest democracy, but politicians like Narendra Modi have fuelled religious-based conflict for decades
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Why We Should Let a Lottery Decide Our Government
Politicians are often older, wealthy, and white. Could randomly selecting average citizens lead to better representation?
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Politicians Aren’t Solving Millennials’ Problems
Young people face job insecurity, wage stagnation, and debt. But elections only focus on middle-class concerns
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Our National Silence on Bill 21
This summer Quebec passed a law curtailing religious minorities—and nobody on the election trail wants to talk about it
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I’m Part of the 0.1 Percent and I Want a Wealth Tax
In the face of rising inequality, we need to elect politicians who will tax the rich
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What Would It Look Like to Take the First Nations Water Crisis Seriously?
Government after government has spent millions on water-treatment plants. But thousands of households still can’t drink from the tap
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We Need Indigenous Wisdom to Survive the Apocalypse
The Haudenosaunee Great Law of Peace offers a chance to avert ecological, cultural, and political crisis
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The Prophet of Populism
Political scientist Yascha Mounk studies the signs of rising populism. What can his work tell us about Canada’s future?
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