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Sexual Assault

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Justice

Workplace Harassment Goes Virtual

January 28, 2021June 8, 2021 - by Samantha McCabe

Far from pausing the problem, the pandemic has intensified it across online platforms

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Arts & Culture

Almost Every TV Show Gets Sexual Assault Wrong

October 15, 2020October 16, 2020 - by JP Larocque

Television has historically failed to depict the survivor experience. I May Destroy You finally does it justice

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November/December 2020 / Society

Survivors of an International Buddhist Cult Share Their Stories

September 28, 2020April 13, 2021 - by Matthew Remski

An investigation into decades of abuse at Shambhala International

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Justice / March 2020

How One Woman Reimagined Justice for Her Rapist

February 19, 2020August 27, 2020 - by Viviane Fairbank

Few survivors of sexual assault pursue justice in the legal system. Marlee Liss advocates for an alternative option

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The Decade in Long Reads

January 1, 2020February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From a debonair grifter to Canada’s peacekeeping mission in Mali, these are the conversations that helped define Canada

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Health / July/August 2018

Yoga’s Culture of Sexual Abuse: Nine Women Tell Their Stories

April 25, 2018February 5, 2020 - by Matthew Remski

Disturbing accounts of misconduct against the founder of one of North America’s most popular forms of yoga

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Why Many Women Can’t Get Justice from Sexual-Assault Trials

February 20, 2018February 4, 2022 - by Sejla Rizvic

A new book dismantles the myth of a fair legal system for sexual-assault complainants

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Politics

What Kind of Leader Is Patrick Brown?

February 15, 2018February 4, 2022 - by Jen Gerson

The former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader’s response to sexual misconduct allegations should give his defenders pause

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CanLit Has a Sexual-Harassment Problem

February 5, 2018August 9, 2022 - by Zoe Whittall

Now, more than ever, we must create an environment in which young writers feel they can come forward

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Politics

If Everyone Knew About the Harassment Problem in Canadian Politics, Why Did Nobody Act?

February 2, 2018July 21, 2021 - by Jen Gerson

After allegations surfaced, many people said they knew about Patrick Brown and others

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