Five pieces about Gord Downie, a man who used his last two years to build a better Canada.
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The Rainbow Railroad to Canada for Gay Chechen Men
Canada is taking in gay Chechen men subject to persecution, the risk to Canada-Russia relations be damned.
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How Canada has been secretly giving asylum to gay people in Chechnya fleeing persecution
There’s a new underground railroad to Canada. Through a safe house network, the Canadian government has been spiriting away gay Chechen men who face honor killings at their hands of their family. In this conservative Russian republic, the government not only looks away from these heinous crimes, it encourages them.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes, Uncategorized
A Bakery Death Reveals the Vulnerable Lives of Temporary Workers
A reporter goes undercover in a Canadian factory to document the vulnerable people in the temporary workforce.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Quotes
On Why Joni Mitchell Deserves Her Due
Carl Wilson argues that her genius has been overlooked for far too long, because of her gender.
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Making Your Own Appointment to Die
When someone you love has a fatal disease and chooses to die on their own terms, how do you cope?
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When Death is a Choice
Dave Cameron profiles David Forsee, a man with a fatal lung disease who chose to end his life under Canada’s right to die legislation. As his time diminishes, Forsee and his friends and caregivers struggle to be at peace with the choice he made and the time he has left.
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Immoral or Merciful? Canadian Doctors Divided on Medically Assisted Death
Some doctors are struggling with allowing Canadians to die on their own terms.
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How to End a Life
Even though medically assisted death has been legal in Canada for a year, it remains controversial. Although some palliative care doctors — who believe in providing physical and psychological comforts to patients, but not in hastening death — are vehemently opposed to what they view as an immoral act, other doctors are slowly coming to […]
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Inside the Canadian Credit Bubble, Where Too Many Canadians Live Beyond their Means
Canada’s new middle class lives paycheck to paycheck, unwilling to give up certain lifestyle choices.