Health
Why it’s so hard to find affordable mental health care
For many of the 6.7 million Canadians affected by mental illness, help is out of reach
December 2019
In this issue: Can Christmas be fun and soulful again? Thirty years after École Polytechnique; Making mental health care affordable.
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Religion
Richard Bott on the power of storytelling at Christmas
Even in a world like ours, one that is distant in time and space from the world Jesus was born into, the stories of his birth are important
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Opinion
Forget meek and mild, the Virgin Mary was a slam poet
Jesus' mother is an active creator of her own story, a feisty young person who won’t be scolded into silence by her elders
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Editor's Letter
There’s still much to Christmas that I haven’t explored
But finding new meaning in the season doesn't happen spontaneously
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Society
After the Montreal Massacre
The shooting at École Polytechnique shocked the nation. Thirty years later, six people close to the tragedy share how it galvanized them to work for change.
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Society
Can Christmas be fun and soulful again?
A look at how the holiday became such a dizzying cultural labyrinth
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Environment
Jill Pelto’s art depicts climate change in way data can’t
The Earth scientist layers line graphs atop colourful paintings that illustrate the numbers
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Opinion
Why divesting from oil doesn’t always work
Responsible investment is harder than just walking away, but it allows us to advocate for change
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Culture
New book explores how to be spiritual but secular
"My Year of Living Spiritually" is most inspiring when it finds transcendence in community
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Culture
Time-loop TV shows are stories for a secular age
Contemporary programs are rebooting the ancient idea that time repeats itself. Are they searching for a non-religious version of eternity?
