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Canadian Politics

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COVID-19 / Politics

How Universal Basic Income Will Save the Economy

May 4, 2020May 12, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

Until recently, the idea lived on the political margins. Then the pandemic changed everything

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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 / Photography

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

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Business

How Tim Hortons Became a Political Prop

March 23, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

Polarization has infiltrated Canada’s most iconic brand

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November 2019 / Society

When Canada’s Immigration Policies Pull Families Apart

November 5, 2019June 12, 2020 - by Kate Yoon

After years of training in Canada, my dad still had to go back to South Korea to get the job he deserved

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Democracy / Politics

What Would It Look Like to Take the First Nations Water Crisis Seriously?

October 18, 2019February 13, 2020 - by Hilary Beaumont

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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Democracy / Politics

What Jody Wilson-Raybould Really Thinks

October 8, 2019October 17, 2019 - by Brian J. Barth

The newly independent candidate on Indigenous governance, SNC-Lavalin, and whether she wants the prime minister’s job

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Politics

Why Bribery Still Works in Canadian Politics

May 31, 2019December 16, 2019 - by Dave Meslin

Canada is a democratic nation. But corporations continue to pay for political influence

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Current Affairs / Politics

The Political Downside of Saving the Planet

May 15, 2019November 17, 2019 - by Max Fawcett

Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan was ambitious and smart. So why was it so easy for Jason Kenney to kill it?

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Media

Enemies of the State

October 29, 2018July 16, 2019 - by Robert Lewis

How the media and politicians became adversaries

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