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July/August 2019 / Politics

Was Canada’s Peacekeeping Stint in Mali Just for Show?

June 17, 2019July 16, 2019 - by Richard Poplak

Our year-long mission in Mali is nearly done. But it was never clear what we were doing there in the first place

The 49% Newsletter: ‘Tis the Season for Financial Anxiety

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 - by Angela Misri

Money is both a divider and an equalizer

January/February 2019 / Visual Art

On Patrol With the Canadian Rangers

January 14, 2019November 14, 2019 - by Philip Cheung

This Northern military branch is often the first responder in the country’s most remote regions

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December 2018 / Politics

Could the Russians Decide Canada’s Next Prime Minister?

November 21, 2018November 14, 2019 - by Justin Ling

Why the upcoming federal election isn’t safe from manipulation by Moscow

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Current Affairs

Canada’s Not-Great, Not-Terrible Trade Agreement

October 3, 2018November 13, 2019 - by The Walrus Staff

We asked five experts to weigh in on what the USMCA will mean for the country

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How Much of a Doctor’s Diagnosis Is Gut Feeling?

September 27, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Amitha Kalaichandran

Why physicians should revisit their traditional response to decision making

Photograph by Gage Skidmore

When It Comes to Trump, Business As Usual Is Impossible

June 28, 2018July 6, 2019 - by Bob Rae

American leadership is now incompetent, erratic, and utterly mean-spirited. Canada has no choice but to respond

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Who Gets to Decide What Being a Canadian Means?

May 7, 2018November 12, 2019 - by David Bezmozgis

I moved here when I was six. The experience has always left me wondering where anybody belongs

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The International Myth of Canada As a Peacekeeping Nation

December 11, 2017July 6, 2019 - by Corbett Hancey

For our country to fulfill its goals on the world stage, Justin Trudeau has to follow through on his promises

Education / Web Exclusives

Canadian Education is Steeped in Anti-Black Racism

November 29, 2017November 15, 2019 - by Robyn Maynard

For many Black youth, schools can be places of degradation, harm, and psychological violence