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Chalk River: The Forgotten Nuclear Accidents - The Walrus
Jul 13, 2022 · The first serious nuclear accident occurred at Chalk River Laboratories in 1952, followed by a second incident in 1958. Now that the federal government is compensating workers who took part in cleanup efforts.
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Why Is Canada Protecting the Names of Suspected Nazis?
Nov 12, 2024 · The concept of a secret registry of names kept by the federal government feels at odds with our perception of Canada. While there may once have been records of so-called undesirables or suspected subversives, the practice now seems outdated.
Who Is the Real Pierre Poilievre? - The Walrus
Jul 1, 2024 · To Canadians, Pierre Poilievre is a Conservative politician doing battle with Justin Trudeau and his Liberals. But being the leader of a political party also carries administrative and managerial responsibilities. Most of these are delegated, though it’s Poilievre that sets the tone and must own the decisions. Political parties like to keep their internal affairs out of the limelight ...
If Pierre Poilievre Wins | The Walrus
Sep 18, 2024 · For over a year, Pierre Poilievre and his team have been putting out a remarkably disciplined message: we are not the Liberals. Campaigns are about contrast, and in its dark appraisal of the country’s current state, the Conservative Party has honed a rhetoric that offers frustrated Canadians an alternative. Judging by Poilievre’s current double-digit lead in the polls, the line of attack ...
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When Mailboxes Exploded: A Graphic Novel Revisits Quebec’s …
Dec 6, 2024 · Cartoonist Chris Oliveros was a toddler when the Front de libération du Québec was busy blowing up mailboxes with homemade bombs. Between 1963 and 1970, the FLQ—a militant Quebec independence movement—would be responsible for over 200 bombings and dozens of robberies that left many Quebecers injured …
Seven Years after #MeToo: What Is the Cost of Speaking Up?
Oct 18, 2024 · At that cinema in Toronto, I watched Samantha Morton play Perkins. “I had to have their permission if I wanted to contact a therapist, or to speak to an accountant,” Morton-as-Perkins said. “This is bigger than Weinstein. This is about the system protecting abusers.” After the film ended and the applause died down, Macfarlane stood up in front of the audience. In September 2021, she ...
Are Millennials Ruining Divorce Too? - The Walrus
Dec 18, 2024 · Are Millennials Ruining Divorce Too? In a spate of new books, authors grapple with what separation means in the modern age