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July/August 2021 / Politics

Mark Carney Was the World’s Rock-Star Banker. Now He’s Ready for His Encore

June 22, 2021April 14, 2025 - by Curtis Gillespie

Carney led two central banks through two world-shifting crises. Does that make him a political contender?

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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

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, 2020March 9, 2021 - by Max Fawcett

Polarization has infiltrated Canada’s most iconic brand

Politics

The Decade in Politics

December 15, 2019April 25, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

From predicting civil war in the US to evaluating the health of our own democracy, these are the politics conversations that helped define Canada

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Society

Growing Up Mulroney

November 7, 2019May 6, 2021 - by Tessa Lloyd

Their father was prime minister for nearly a decade. What was it like to be his sons?

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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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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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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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Mark Carney Was the World’s Rock-Star Banker. Now He’s Ready for His Encore

How Universal Basic Income Will Save the Economy

The New Separatists

Meet the Albertans Who Want to Start Their Own Country

How Tim Hortons Became a Political Prop

The Decade in Politics

Growing Up Mulroney

When Canada’s Immigration Policies Pull Families Apart

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

What Jody Wilson-Raybould Really Thinks

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