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October 2019

Tenille Campbell, the poet, smiles at the camera while wrapped in a shawl against a forest-green background.
October 2019 / Poetry

Thick Indigenous Women

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 - by Tenille Campbell

we are curves spilling stories / against your lips

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A woman wearing a hijab and a long dress standing with her hand on a blue table in a fenced-in area
Democracy / October 2019 / Politics

Syria’s Democratic Project Is Under Threat

October 15, 2019October 17, 2019 - by Jean-François Lemire

In Rojava, the Kurdish community strives for stability in the midst of civil war

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A girl lays on her back pointing up at clouds in the shapes of letters.
Language / October 2019

Why Language Is Cool

October 7, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Yann Martel

Words are as close to immortality as you’ll ever get

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A man in the middle of white sheep with a black sheep to the side.
Democracy / October 2019 / Politics

Party Loyalty Can Be Bad for Democracy

September 26, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant

Why politicians should vote however they want

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A pile of old telephones covered in cobwebs, with a smartphone floating overtop.
Democracy / October 2019 / Politics

Political Polls Are Flawed. Can AI Fix Them?

September 26, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

Polls are a key source of information. But the process is outdated and the results are often inaccurate

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Justice / October 2019

How Canada’s First Female Chief Justice Helped Define the Country’s Rights and Freedoms

September 25, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Rachel Giese

Beverley McLachlin presided over some of the most pivotal cases in Canadian legal history

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Democracy / October 2019 / Politics

Can Jane Philpott Change Politics?

September 24, 2019December 17, 2019 - by Jason McBride

After her ousting from the Liberal Party, the unlikely renegade decided to run as an independent candidate in the 2019 federal election. Why she hopes it will reshape our democratic landscape

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Environment / October 2019

What to Read When the World is On Fire

September 23, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Arno Kopecky

The new wave of climate change writing

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An illustration of a woman stuck behind the bars in a financial graph.
Democracy / October 2019 / Politics

Don’t Worry about the Federal Deficit

September 19, 2019October 5, 2020 - by Kevin Milligan

Politicians often argue that government debt will cause hardship for future generations. They’re wrong

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Democracy / October 2019 / Politics

Voting with Our Feelings

September 19, 2019November 7, 2020 - by Alexander Tesar

Democratic elections presume voters are capable of making rational, informed decisions. We’re not

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