Defining the First Senate of Canada
How the fathers of Confederation created our government’s upper house: an excerpt from Three Weeks in Quebec City
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If We Build It, They Will Stay
Instead of extracting resources and leaving, we could populate the mid-Canada corridor—and create a bigger, better country
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Money for Nothing and Cheques for Free
Do we deserve a guaranteed basic income?
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Crisis in Ukraine
An update to “Putin’s Move,” from the July/August magazine
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Putin’s Move
The collapse of Ukraine’s Faustian bargain
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Upholding the Right
What happened to civilian oversight of the RCMP
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Doppel Gang
Why Canada needs Quebec
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The Shout Doctrine
What happens when political debates escalate into a culture of arguments, attack ads, and anonymous Internet assaults? A Parliament effectively shut — and shouted — down
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The Stranger Within
Who is Michael Ignatieff? Why does he want to run the country? And does he have what it takes, not only to defeat Stephen Harper, but also—first things first—to bring peace to his own party?
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Stephen Harper and the Theo-cons
The rising clout of Canada’s religious right
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