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Online Furor, Fashion, and Forced Transfers
Plus: The minister of Eh-I
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Carney’s “Buy Canadian” Policy Doesn’t Require Companies to Be Canadian
Ottawa’s new purchasing rules let US giants qualify as domestic with little more than a mailing address
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The End of the Legault Era
The premier leaves with the worst numbers of any Quebec leader—and a party facing a brutal election year
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Inside the Stunning Collapse of the Quebec Liberal Party
And it’s happening just as the province heads into a potentially historic election
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The Secret to Making Friends at University? Ask Introverts
Talking to new people is not my strong suit. Turns out, a lot of people feel that way
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Chrystia Freeland’s Very Strange Goodbye
Her biographer explains how one of Canada’s most disciplined politicians fumbled her final act
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“I Know I’m Not Going to Win”: Why People Set Out on Impossible Quests
I spent years documenting the lives of those who refuse to quit
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Satellite Wars, Sparkling Water, and Star Performances
Plus: Imperialism again
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“It’s Not Something I’m Squeamish About”: Heated Rivalry Author on Writing Explicit Sex Scenes
Rachel Reid talks about the hit TV adaptation and learning to be unapologetic for her steamy stories
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Memoir Land
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Sari Botton
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Story Club with George Saunders
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