Society

Sandy Hudson: ’Dear white people,’ through your inaction, you show us your inherent belief system—a Black life lived with dignity is unreasonable, and a liberated Black life is impossible.

Eight writers pen open letters to America addressing the task of confronting racism that—deny it as some Canadians might—persists in their own country

Seventeen years after his trailblazing father’s death, author Lawrence Hill pleads for guidance as anti-Black violence engulfs the U.S.—but runs rampant in Canada, too

Desmond Cole: Things are different, but not enough to save us. And once we cross over you, we must be quiet, like grateful and humbled guests in a museum.

’I was reminded by my mentors that there was a greater risk in staying silent; advocacy was a form of self-preservation when there are no other options’ 

Amir Attaran: Canada is mismanaging its most significant peacetime crisis in a century and the seeds of our failure are everywhere. Here are four things that must change.

The coronavirus index? Here is what Canada loved, gave up, made and threw out in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic

’When time is out of joint, we scramble for a story that restores our sense of order. Let’s choose that story carefully.’

John Geddes: The 2010 film ’Outbreak’—featuring Theresa Tam—focused on epidemics in Montreal, showing that little of what’s happening now is novel

A province-by-province breakdown of advice, requirements and who to call if you think you might have it, along with information on who is most vulnerable