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The people who live there would rather see more housing and maybe some dentists

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Politics

As Foreign Interference Takes Hold, Ottawa Looks Away

August 5, 2024August 5, 2024 - by Marie Lamensch

According to a recent report, several authoritarian regimes are controlling Canadians from afar

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World

Canada’s Universities Are a Pipeline for Chinese Military Technology

June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 - by Jonathan Manthorpe

How hundreds of Chinese researchers across the country were identified as undercover scientists

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Memoir

Community Storytelling Project: Three Stories from Chinese Canadians

June 28, 2023July 1, 2023 - by Various Contributors

Personal histories that touch down in rural Alberta, Jamaica, Hong Kong, and Toronto

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Memoir

100 Years after the Exclusion Act, Chinese Canadians like Me Still Question Their Belonging

June 28, 2023May 21, 2024 - by Adrian Ma

Searching for the sense of identity I had lost during the pandemic, I needed my family to see where our Canadian story began

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Politics

How to Prevent Foreign Interference in Elections

May 11, 2023May 15, 2023 - by Stephen Maher

Five foolproof ways the federal government can prevent other countries from meddling with Canadian democracy

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Politics

China’s Election Meddling: Canadians Deserve a Serious Response

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 - by Ira Wells

The last thing the country needs is a half-hearted approach to protecting our democracy

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Fiction / September/October 2022

The Gate of Heavenly Peace

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 - by Yan Xi Li

I hoped my aunt had found peace, even if the revolution hadn’t

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Podcasts

The Tangled Politics Keeping a Uyghur Man in Limbo: Episode 8 of The Deep Dive

March 10, 2022May 10, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

This week Annie Hylton speaks about her longform feature for the March/April issue of The Walrus. She takes a look at the long, and complex case of Ayoob Mohammed

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Current Affairs / March/April 2022

Endless Exile: The Tangled Politics Keeping a Uyghur Man in Limbo

February 28, 2022March 10, 2022 - by Annie Hylton

Exonerated after four years in Guantánamo Bay, Ayoob Mohammed is still unable to join his family in Canada

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As Foreign Interference Takes Hold, Ottawa Looks Away

Canada’s Universities Are a Pipeline for Chinese Military Technology

Community Storytelling Project: Three Stories from Chinese Canadians

100 Years after the Exclusion Act, Chinese Canadians like Me Still Question Their Belonging

How to Prevent Foreign Interference in Elections

China’s Election Meddling: Canadians Deserve a Serious Response

The Tangled Politics Keeping a Uyghur Man in Limbo: Episode 8 of The Deep Dive

Endless Exile: The Tangled Politics Keeping a Uyghur Man in Limbo

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