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Healthy Choices, Healthy Minds: Reforming Convenience Store Culture
The spaces our students rely on for food and snacks are filled with nutritionally deficient options, with disastrous consequences for public health.
Cashing Out on Equity: How Corporations Traded DEI for Political Favor
Donald Trump’s second election signaled a shift in political influence, and powerful firms have sought to remain in his good graces – disregarding what…
A New Face for Nuclear Energy
New technology and the challenge of climate change provide an opportunity to rebrand the most misunderstood energy source.
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Issue 21: A harm reduction approach to physical distancing
A “post-racial reckoning” international order? Confronting racism during a humanitarian crisis
Sorry Charles, Canada doesn't need you
Let's stop glorifying hustle culture
Before the bulldozers: The last-ditch efforts to save Hong Kong’s heritage
Issue 20: We need a Plan B (Part 1)
Haka, Hīkoi, and Rolling Eyes: The Fight for Māori Rights
Nearly two centuries after the signing of Te Tiriti O Waitangi, the Treaty Principles Bill puts Māori sovereignty under attack in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Is American Gun Culture Here to Stay?
Abolishing the gun industry is not practical, but a compromise on the types of guns available for consumer purchase, and their accessibility, is…
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Canada: The Unexceptional
The end of the Canadian consensus on immigration threatens one of our core shared myths.
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Chequing Out
The new cross-partisan consensus on gimmick policies reflects a decline in ambition from our governments.
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Canada’s Immigration ‘Problem’ isn’t what you Think
The new conversation on immigration reflects a turn away from Canada’s core values, and a shift to reactive politics.
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They have Forgotten about Venezuela
Despite facing crises that affect millions of people, the ongoing conflict in Venezuela receives paltry attention in Canada.
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What's next for Ghana's political duopoly?
Ghana's presidential elections reveal changing dynamics in the country — and a striking U.S. parallel
Canada and the G7 need a more focused sanctions strategy
The proliferation of symbolic sanctions that are difficult to enforce undermines their effectiveness and popularity.
Reconciliation Or a New Era of Exploitation?
Twenty Years After Haida Nation v. British Columbia: An Analysis of the Province’s Approach to Indigenous Land Sovereignty
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