It’s known as the third rail of Canadian politics, and maybe that’s why we’ve never properly addressed it—but as long as Canada has had universal health care, people have...

For a number of years, some of the world’s biggest brands painted themselves as shining lights of progressive values. There was more to it than altruism, of course—at the...

More than a year ago, BC decriminalized possession of small amounts of certain drugs. Earlier this month, they asked the federal government to recriminalize public use of those drugs....

Recent movements, and brave survivors, have helped to shine light on some of the abuses that happen behind closed doors. But there’s one that is still rarely spoken of:...

We’re in the middle of a month in which thousands of Canadians have sworn to boycott any store or product produced by Loblaw Companies Ltd. That includes an awful...

On the surface, it was just another writer’s festival, with perhaps some local food vendors. But as soon as the Ottawa International Food and Book Expo got underway, it...