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Politics

The Downfall of Jason Kenney and His Big Blue Truck

March 10, 2023March 9, 2023 - by Chaseten Remillard

Why the maverick, masculine symbol ran out of gas

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Politics

The Notwithstanding Clause: Is It Time for Canada to Repeal It?

December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 - by Ira Wells

Critics say the clause is a threat to Canadian rights and freedoms and should be stripped from our Constitution

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Books / November 2022

Kate Beaton’s New Book Grapples with the Human Cost of the Oil Sands

September 13, 2022November 10, 2022 - by Gabrielle Drolet

Ducks showcases how disorienting and vast the industry can be—and the trauma it inflicts on its workers

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Environment / May 2021

Ask an Oil Expert: What’s the Future of Fossil Fuel in Canada?

April 19, 2021November 24, 2021 - by Imre Szeman

The Keystone XL pipeline’s cancellation has many wondering what will happen next

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Society

Go Ahead, Take That Vacation—but It May Be Unethical

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 - by Rhiannon Russell

At this point, we could all use a break. But endangering vulnerable communities is a high risk of pandemic travel

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September/October 2020

My Other Mother

August 20, 2020August 26, 2020 - by William Pang

My nanny helped raise me. Now it’s time for me to get to know her children

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April 2020 / Politics

The New Separatists

March 31, 2020April 2, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

The roots of western alienation date back generations. Here’s why the latest secession movement looks different

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April 2020

Meet the Albertans Who Want to Start Their Own Country

March 25, 2020March 26, 2020 - by Brett Gundlock

A photo essay from the front lines of the Wexit movement

Jason Kenney speaks at a conference in November 2019.

Politics

What Jason Kenney’s War Room Is Costing Alberta

January 14, 2020March 6, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

The province’s failure to consider climate risk may lose it billions in global investment

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Business

The Decade in Money

December 16, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From Vancouver’s unaffordable housing to millennials planning for early retirement, these are the money conversations that defined Canada

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