National

The last lines of defence

It turns out Canadians are surprisingly amenable to populist forces. So what’s preventing an authoritarian leader from rising to power?

By JOHN GEDDES12 min

National

Borderline chaos

With asylum-seekers risking all to thwart it, how long can Canada’s safe-country deal with the U.S. last?

By JASON MARKUSOFF12 min

International

THE RETURN OF THE CZAR

One hundred years after the Russian Revolution, an emboldened Putin regime is embracing its czarist past. Could 1917 happen again?

By Allen Abel20 min

National

The wheels of injustice

A ‘wake-up call’ Supreme Court ruling on trial delays could see hundreds of alleged criminals cut loose

By MICHAEL FRISCOLANTI10 min

Society

CATS GONE WILD

Cities across the country are trying to rein in cat populations. Good luck with that.

By PETER SHAWN TAYLOR9 min

National

THE RISE AND RISE OF AHMED HUSSEN

From teenage Somalian refugee to Canada’s immigration minister

By SHANNON PROUDFOOT9 min

Society

The problem with men

In his book The Unmade Bed, Stephen Marche argues that males are plagued by a new ‘hollow patriarchy’

By ANNE KINGSTON8 min

THE COLUMNISTS

Feminism’s wrong turn

By ANNE KINGSTON7 min

Society

The battles inside the battle

Canadians think of Vimy Ridge as the moment our nation came of age. It is less than that—and more, too.

By BRIAN BETHUNE7 min

National

Populist goes the world

From Europe to Asia, populist forces are surging as a fear of foreigners pushes nations to a tipping point

By SCOTT GILMORE6 min