Who Gets to Decide What Being a Canadian Means?
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
For our country to fulfill its goals on the world stage, Justin Trudeau has to follow through on his promises
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Canadian Education Is Steeped in Anti-Black Racism
For many Black youth, schools can be places of degradation, harm, and psychological violence
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Why Sexual-Assault Survivors Look Outside the Criminal System for Justice
People are often pushed towards prosecution, but survivors deserve to be educated on the alternatives
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The Wonderful World of Canadian Snacks
From ketchup chips to Wagon Wheels, a new book tells us why our junk food is the best
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Robyn Sarah’s Exquisitely Untrendy Poetry
The Montreal poet’s timeless world of leaves, rain, snow, wind, sidewalks and shadows
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We Didn’t Choose To Be Called Indigenous
Knowing what mistakes Canada has made in the past will ensure that we stop paternalistic, colonial patterns from repeating.
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Why Canada’s New Cultural Policy Will Be Terrible for the Arts
Turning artists into tech entrepreneurs is a triumph of Silicon Valley values
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When America Declared War on Us
Canadian fears of a US invasion have a long history in our literature
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The Canadian Narrative about Slavery Is Wrong
Casting ourselves as the “saviours” of African American fugitives fits neatly into our national identity. But this country, too, was founded on exploitation
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