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Online exclusives from our contributing writers tackle everything from environmental issues to cultural commentary and regional issues in the North and Quebec. Michelle Cyca, Tajja Isen, Arno Kopecky, Toula Drimonis, Sheima Benembarek, Rachel Browne, Justin Ling, Philippe J. Fournier, Pat Kane, David Moscrop, and Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory offer regular analyses, commentary, and insights into the pressing topics of the day.
Canadians Keep Forgetting about the North
The territories are such an integral part of our national brand. Yet most of us pay them little collective attention
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The Quebec Government’s Plan to Kill English Universities
The provincial party’s most radical base will be satisfied only if English-speaking institutions disappear from Montreal’s landscape
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Why Conservatives Turned against the Environment
They’re busy making accusations of “eco-radicalism” while the world burns. It wasn’t always like that
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How Do You Even Sell a Book Anymore?
As sales slump, the labour of trying to bottle hype is largely left to writers
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The Case for Never Reading the Book Jacket
I don’t want to be told what’s going to happen and I definitely don’t want to be told what the book is “about”
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Homeowners Refuse to Accept the Awkward Truth: They’re Rich
Owners of multi-million-dollar properties still see themselves as middle class, a warped self-image that has a big impact on renters
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What’s the Point of “Pretendian” Investigations?
The latest revelation, about Buffy Sainte-Marie, is convincing, damning, and strikingly incomplete
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Do We Really Need a Taylor Swift Reporter?
Outlets like USA Today are hiring beat reporters to write exclusively about Swift and Beyoncé. But investing in this kind of journalism distracts from stories people actually need
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The Next Target in the War on Affirmative Action? Law Firms
The move to weed out equitable hiring is part of a much longer history of exclusion in both the US and Canada
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