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thewalrus. ca > the-blueprint-behind-danielle-smiths-plan-to-break-up-with-canada

The Blueprint Behind Danielle Smith's Plan to Break Up with Canada

2+ hour, 29+ min ago  (1081+ words) During the last United States presidential campaign, an ominous 920-page policy document emerged into the public eye. Known as Project 2025 and released by the Heritage Foundation, it laid out a blueprint for a maximalist version of executive power, a sidelining…...

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thewalrus. ca > internet-queer-censorship

The Internet Is Bad and Getting Worse'Especially for Queer Kids

6+ hour, 1+ min ago  (406+ words) The best thing about the internet is finding a world richer than your own. If your hometown is too boring, isolated, or conservative, then community might be better found online, especially if you happen to be queer. We know that…...

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thewalrus. ca > mark-carney-thirst-traps

How Mark Carney Became a Sex Symbol

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (905+ words) The politician licks his lips. The clip then cuts quickly to him winking at the camera before turning his head to the side and smiling. In the clip after, he laughs while readjusting his Air Pod in a motion that…...

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thewalrus. ca > the-temporary-foreign-worker-program-cant-be-fixed

The Temporary Foreign Worker Program Can't Be Fixed

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (412+ words) The critiques are mostly political and occasionally racist. But a recent British Columbia Supreme Court decision in a class action suit tells a more sobering story: the TFWP is merely a tool bad actors can weaponize against the vulnerable in…...

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thewalrus. ca > at-last-signs-of-life-in-the-conservative-party

At Last, Signs of Life in the Conservative Party

3+ day, 51+ min ago  (1200+ words) And don't get me wrong: there are still plenty of sycophants around him willing to insist that everything is fine, that losing was winning, and that the public simply failed to understand the genius of the campaign. The party's answer…...

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thewalrus. ca > stop-surveillance-pricing

Canada Already Has the Tools to Stop Surveillance Pricing

3+ day, 52+ min ago  (572+ words) Surveillance pricing, or the use of personal information to charge different consumers different prices, is widely portrayed as a new problem requiring new laws. Surveillance pricing is simply another form of that practice: it subjects some consumers to unreasonable disadvantage…...

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thewalrus. ca > the-people-who-want-to-stop-ai-by-any-means-necessary

The People Who Want to Stop AI by Any Means Necessary

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (469+ words) This teleology of technology implies a comforting lesson: innovations upend, but humans adapt and, on balance, live longer and more prosperously, thanks to those breakthroughs. This isn't speculative. In June, Argentinian president Javier Milei announced the creation of a new…...

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thewalrus. ca > scrap-24-sussex-drive-canada-can-do-better

Scrap 24 Sussex Drive. Canada Can Do Better

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (665+ words) On the banks of the Ottawa River stands an empty shell of a building. 24 Sussex Drive, the official residence of the prime minister, has been gutted to the studs. No government wants to be remembered as one that wasted taxpayer…...

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thewalrus. ca > canadas-mistake-was-believing-the-border-no-longer-mattered

Canada's Mistake Was Believing the Border No Longer Mattered

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (878+ words) If you've noticed more national flags adorning Canadian streets, even in Montreal where the fleur-de-lys is far more common, you're not alone. Every day is Canada day. Annexationist rhetoric will do that to a country. But sudden patriotism can't obscure…...

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thewalrus. ca > can-the-birthplace-of-confederation-catch-up-to-the-times

Can the Birthplace of Confederation Catch Up to the Times?

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (263+ words) After a much-delayed restoration project that has spiralled wildly over budget and is years behind schedule, Province House is set to finally welcome visitors to its grounds again later this year. But what does such a fraught landmark mean to…...

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