PoliticsChart: Where do you get your news?Older folks like their TVs, while young ’uns are more likely to go online
CanadaAn NDP platform for (almost) everyoneThe party’s promises of new investments—from national daycare to health care—is as much a campaign tool as a platform
WorldWhich refugees are better than others?Why the Conservative government’s policy on whom it would prefer to admit as a refugee is so problematic
OttawaAuthor Joseph Boyden takes on Stephen HarperThe Giller Prize winner accuses the PM of ’race-baiting’ and ignoring issues like murdered and missing Indigenous women
BooksThe migrant crisis: Warnings from the HolocaustA historian warns that what killed millions in the mid-20th century—the destruction of states—is loose again
OttawaHow parental leave is the Trojan Horse of election promisesWithout systemic supports in place, extended leaves can limit women’s income and work choices
OttawaWhy banishing homegrown terrorists could backfireThe RCMP is scrambling to stop would-be terrorists from travelling overseas. Why do the Tories now want to do the opposite?
OttawaVideo: What to watch for on the campaign trailIs the change wave really red—and can Mulcair turn around his polling numbers?
TelevisionSummiting peak TV: What’s so bad about too much television?We’ve hit ‘peak TV,’ with 400 scripted shows on the air. Everyone ready for the bubble to burst?
CanadaNiqabs in the workplace? Who cares.While Harper hints at a ban on niqabs in the public service, there’s no evidence they’ve ever been an issue among actual workers