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The partisan pandemic
Are you a Liberal voter? A Tory supporter? Are you a fan of the Prime Minister? Or, do you loathe him? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then I would like to thank you—you are responsible...
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THE COLUMNISTS
The partisan pandemic
Are you a Liberal voter? A Tory supporter? Are you a fan of the Prime Minister? Or, do you loathe him? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then I would like to thank you—you are responsible...
NATIONAL
The resistants
Increasingly vocal vaccine opponents will make it harder to stamp out the virus. Who are they and is enough being done to reach them? Maxime Bernier, the leader of the People’s Party of Canada, and...
Message not received
From a TV appearance by NACI’s chair to a confounding response by the health minister, messaging on vaccines went off the rails this week Monday was an absolutely hideous day if what you wanted was...
‘Absolutely frightening’
Alberta has the highest rate of active cases in Canada and could see as many as 4,000 new cases a day by May 22 On Saturday, hundreds of fans packed bleachers just outside Bowden, Alta., for the “No...
One day, 220 shots
A guerrilla vaccination blitz was one physician’s answer to Ontario’s chaotic appointment process and baffling underuse of family doctors You can see the thought process play out in the body language...
Unintended outcomes
Beneath the Liberal government’s battle with web giants like Facebook and Google lies a greater threat—to free speech in Canada OPINION Government legislation tends to attract a wide range of...
INTERNATIONAL
Canada’s shadow army
With little public notice, our ultra-secretive special forces are increasingly relied upon in overseas conflicts When there are no uniforms and no frontlines, when the enemy is everywhere and nowhere,...
Liverpool goes clubbing for all of us
A sweaty, 3,000-strong crowd tries out maskless mass-gathering as inoculations wax and case counts wane in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom has been one of the strongest countries in the world on...
SOCIETY
Joyful and strong
A new photo series by Solana Cain captures the tenderness and tenacity of Black motherhood Over spring break, my six-year-old daughter showed me a “Blak Lives Matter” [sic] poster she made at daycare....
NATIONAL
Come look at my tractor
A Finnish reality show has made stars of two Canadian men seeking mates for a life in the countryside Taru Erikkson had never been to Canada before she travelled to Margo, Sask. (pop. 90), where she...
SOCIETY
Dear Nai Nai . . .
‘It’s my turn to be strong for you,’ writes Ingrid Littmann-Tai in this letter to her beloved mother-in-law I remember the first time I greeted you with a kiss. You and Ye Ye had flown from Toronto to...
THE BEST FOR LAST
Restoring a piece of history
In one of our favourite stories this week, Stephen Maher speaks to the great-grandson of a Mi’kmaq artisan whose role in the construction of Lunenberg’s famous fishing schooner the Bluenose is only...
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