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Election cycles don’t always provide depth and context for the crises we face. Good journalism does

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Current Affairs / Politics

The Manly Makeover of a Conservative Leader

September 14, 2021September 14, 2021 - by Scott Reid

Is Erin O’Toole trying to beat Justin Trudeau at his own image game?

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Podcasts

Nationalism Is Not Always Bad for Democracy

September 8, 2021December 15, 2021 - by Prerna Singh

S3E5 of The Conversation Piece podcast

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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, 2021October 18, 2021 - 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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Editor’s Letter: Why We Don’t Endorse Political Candidates

The Manly Makeover of a Conservative Leader

Nationalism Is Not Always Bad for Democracy

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

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