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Society

What UFO Fears Tell Us about Trust in Government

February 17, 2023 - by Matthew Hayes

The horrors of the world wars shook public confidence in technical expertise and the state’s ability to ensure the safety of its citizens

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November 2022 / Society

When $500,000 Disappeared from a Small Town

October 13, 2022October 13, 2022 - by J.R. Patterson

The heist that tore apart a community—and exposed eroding faith in municipal governments across the country

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Politics

Can Governments Really Be Feminist?

November 30, 2020February 4, 2021 - by Nora Loreto

Politicians like to claim the label, but they rarely turn it into meaningful policy

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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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The Quebec Liberals Have Pinned Their Election Hopes on Hate

October 30, 2017April 3, 2020 - by Nora Loreto

Why the provincial party is betting on Trump-style politics

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Society

Back to the Data Mine

May 10, 2016May 2, 2020 - by Jess Connolly

The census is a waste of resources that produces unreliable information. Why put Canadians through the process?

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October 2015 / Politics

Minority Rule by Any Other Name

September 15, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Andrew Coyne

The case against first past the post

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He of Little Faith

August 5, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Michael Coren

What does Stephen Harper really believe about God and the afterlife?

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Politics

Why Can’t Canada Get National-Security Law Right?

June 9, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Craig Forcese and Kent Roach

By ignoring years of recommendations, Bill C-51 manages to complicate the fight against terror while also harming our civil liberties

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Red, White, and True

March 26, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Kyle Carsten Wyatt

An American-born Walrus editor takes the Canadian citizenship test

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