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The Pendulum

Canada has a flattering national myth: the country that threw its doors open to the world. The myth skips the head tax, the Komagata Maru, and “none is too many.” The real history is a pendulum — swinging between need a…

28 min · Jun 1, 2026
Society & Politics
Society & Politics

The Oldest Trick

There is a magic trick politicians have performed for seven hundred years, and we keep falling for it. Something goes wrong; the magician points at a group who look a little different; the crowd turns to look — and the…

21 min · Jun 1, 2026
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