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The Decade in Science and Technology

December 26, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From surveillance capitalism to Russian hacking, these are the science and tech conversations that helped define Canada

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Photograph by Ryan
Cities

Fare Share

December 11, 2015January 2, 2020 - by Jonathan Kay

Uber is depriving taxi drivers of their livelihoods. Why are so many of us applauding?

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Illustration by Jenn Liv
Business / November 2015

Killer App

October 13, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Jonathan Kay

For Canada’s elites, this is an age of opportunity. The rest of us are just hoping to hold on to our jobs

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Illustration by Michael Byers
Feature / September 2015

Uber vs Taxi

September 24, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Jonathan Kay

Ride-sharing apps like Uber are revolutionizing the way we travel and cabs are struggling to keep up

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Photography by Al Fed
Cities

Driver’s Ed

August 26, 2015June 19, 2020 - by John Lorinc

How taxis and Uber can coexist

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Photograph by Joakim Formo
Cities

Uber’s Left Turn

December 19, 2014April 13, 2020 - by Jonathan Kay

By offering to take hundreds of thousands of cars off our roads through its upcoming carpool service, Uber is set to become the unlikely darling of Canadian progressives

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