Politics
Readers respond to Trump’s victory
In the week since the U.S. election results were announced, you've shared words of disappointment, fear and hope
Justice
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Human Rights
Burmese dissident on his country’s persecution of Rohingya
On a recent Canadian tour, Maung Zarni talked about the need for truth.
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Society
How families cope when a loved one goes missing
A Quebec man went for a walk in the early morning of March 16, 2016, and hasn’t been seen since. His family, like many loved ones of the missing, finds it impossible to grieve — or give up hope.
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Human Rights
Canada and other surprising countries where child marriage is still a thing
Widely associated with Muslim-majority and African countries, child marriage isn’t limited to a single religion, ethnicity or socio-economic background.
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Politics
Humanitarian in Haiti discusses Trump’s recent remarks
After her high school graduation in 2010, Morgan Wienberg decided to go to Haiti to help after the earthquake. She has never left.
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Society
Egerton Ryerson: The legacy of a tarnished hero
He founded public education in Ontario — and this very magazine — while also promoting residential schools. How should we judge Ryerson today? Some students want his name and image gone.
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Human Rights
The biggest threat to women in South Africa is their partners
An investigation of why one woman is murdered every eight hours by her husband or boyfriend in this African country — and how advocates are trying to stop it.
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Indigenous, Opinion
Canada has yet to begin the process of reconciliation
We now have a responsibility to Tina Fontaine and Colten Boushie to face our structural racism and work toward decolonization together.
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Society
Every Canadian needs to read Senator Murray Sinclair’s response to Stanley verdict
After the acquittal of Gerald Stanley for the death of 22-year-old Colten Boushie, many expressed their anger, hurt and frustration on social media, including Senator Murray Sinclair, who chaired Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
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Indigenous
Reconciliation process: What can Canada learn from Australia?
Both countries have terrible histories with Indigenous peoples. The writer travels Down Under to find out how they're trying to make it right.
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Culture
Dear Hollywood: Enough with the disability clichés
Filmmakers have long used stale disability narratives to nab awards. Recent films hint at more complexity.
