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economy

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Current Affairs

Pay Tuition, Follow the Rules, Then Pack Your Bags

January 2, 2025January 2, 2025 - by Alyanna Denise Chua

Like many international students, I built a life in Canada. With the latest permanent residency cuts, I’m not sure where I’ll go next

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In a photo illustration, workers on strike stand on a road with signs in black-and-white. The horizon is coloured in a violent orange.
Business

How the 1980s Engineered the Collapse of the Working Class

November 27, 2024November 27, 2024 - by Charlie Angus

Forty years later, policies to prop up the super rich are still going strong

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Politics

The $20 Sandwich That Could Topple Trudeau

October 16, 2024January 27, 2025 - by Ira Wells

Consumer rage is real—and it’s shaping the next election

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December 2023 / Society

The End of Retirement

November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 - by Cathrin Bradbury

Want to keep your house? Support your kids? Stay alive? Never stop working

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Current Affairs

Why the Bank of Canada Is Facing Intense Scrutiny

September 6, 2023September 6, 2023 - by Colin Horgan

The key interest rate is the policy lever the bank pulls to keep inflation in check. But a lot has changed in recent years

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An elderly woman at a grocery store holds cash as she reads a self-checkout screen that says “No Cash” in English and Oji-Cree.
Society

What Is the Cost of a Cashless Society?

August 4, 2022September 5, 2023 - by Lucy Uprichard

The trend toward digital payment could shortchange the country’s most vulnerable

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Books

A War on the Rich? A New Book Aims to Dispel Anger toward Affluence

May 4, 2022June 9, 2022 - by Ira Wells

We shouldn’t criticize the 1 percent, In Defence of Wealth insists—we should thank them

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Current Affairs / May 2022

Ask an Inflation Expert: What Do Rising Prices Mean for Canadians?

April 4, 2022June 9, 2022 - by Amy Peng

The prices of everyday goods and services keep going up, but there’s a glimmer of hope

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Business

Navigating a Changing Economy

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 - by The Walrus Staff

Conversations about work, inflation, and real estate dominated the year

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Business

COVID-19 Upended the Labour Market. Why Haven’t Workers’ Lives Improved?

December 3, 2021April 30, 2022 - by Lucy Uprichard

The pandemic offered us a chance to restructure society, and we’re squandering it

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As the executive director, I am frequently asked this question. These days, I reply: “The Walrus was made for this moment.” From on-again, off-again trade news and negotiations to a new prime minister, we are committed to Canada’s conversations. We launched six regional bureaus earlier this year to ensure comprehensive coverage across this great country of ours. But we can’t do this alone. As a non-profit newsroom, this work isn’t possible without our readers’ support. If you believe in Canada’s stories, support our paywall-free journalism with a donation today.

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