Patriotism is a disastrous way to make trade policy
Canadian politicians know there are points to be scored with voters by threatening trade wars with America, but things could quickly spiral out of control
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Floodplain living isn’t a luxury. It’s a reality we have to deal with.
An Albertan who worked on flood recovery efforts in 2013 explains the problem with criticizing home owners for their ’river views’
The battle for Donald Trump’s eyes is heating up
Daily Trump Tracker: White House staff keep shoving papers in the president’s face as NATO prepares for his arrival
Google tells the truth we aren’t willing to admit out loud
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz’s analysis of Google data reveals dark societal undercurrents that say a lot about how much we trust a search engine with our secrets
Why the B.C. Green Party should be wary of a coalition
Andrew Weaver could be a kingmaker in British Columbia. But history and politics suggest that could be a poisoned chalice.
For black women, The Handmaid’s Tale’s dystopia is real—and telling
The way people are talking about The Handmaid’s Tale—Hulu’s buzzy TV series—reveals the limits of popular feminism
The case for pressing pause on Facebook Live
The ethical problems Facebook is now confronting with its live video streaming service should have been addressed before it ever launched
Journalists, we’re told, shouldn’t become the news. So why should editors?
For writers of colour, recent events have revealed the hollowness of media standards, which present as moveable goal posts
Why global conservation is a Canadian responsibility
On National Bird Day, a plea that efforts to conserve the world’s threatened ecosystems help us all—and go a long way
Don’t be like us, America: resist Trump’s war on the census
To stop measuring a country is to erase it person by person, community by community—and you never get the data back. Canada learned that the hard way.