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The better America (Issue IV/2020)

The other America

by Alan Freeman

In the shadow of its big neighbour the USA, Canada is looking for its place in the world. A reflexion on my country.

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The better America (Issue IV/2020)

Icebergs like spaceships

a photo gallery by Sergey Ponomarev

The life of the Inuit in the north of Canada is characterized by ice and snow. A visual journey.

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The better America (Issue IV/2020)

“We need a new police culture”

an interview with Devon Clunis

Devon Clunis made history as the first black man to become police chief in Canada. A conversation about violence, racism and long overdue reform.

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The better America (Issue IV/2020)

“The camera is our weapon”

an interview with Odile Joanette, Gloria Morgan

Odile Joanette and Gloria Morgen make films with indigenous populations. What happens when people tell their own stories? 

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The better America (Issue IV/2020)

Republic of indigenous nations

by Pamela Palmater

How Canada’s indigenous nations are trying to revive old forms of self-determination.

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The better America (Issue IV/2020)

“With my poetry I return home”

an interview with Natasha Kanapé Fontaine

The Innu poet Natasha Kanapé Fontaine on her success and her struggles.

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The better America (Issue IV/2020)

A multitude of voices

by Sherry Simon

Contemporary Montreal has been shaped by a wide range of languages. A stroll through the Mile End district.

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The better America (Issue IV/2020)

“Power is very illusionary”

by Adrienne Clarkson

A former refugee assumes the highest political office in the country: A conversation with the former Governor General of Canada, Adrienne Clarkson.

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The better America (Issue IV/2020)

We didn’t come to stay

by Carmen Aguirre

Following the coup in Chile in 1973, Canada offered my family refuge. For a long time we still believed we would return to our homeland.

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The better America (Issue IV/2020)

The dam

by Michelle Winters

A family that moves house, a beaver and some strange events: A story.

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The better America (Issue IV/2020)

On thin ice

by Alanna Mitchell

No country in the world has more polar bears than Canada. But they are facing extinction there too.

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The better America (Issue IV/2020)

“Indigenous people are most affected”

an interview with Hereward Longley

The oil sands industry in the province of Alberta destroys nature, but also creates jobs.

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The better America (Issue IV/2020)

O Canada

by Douglas Roche

For decades Canada has been preceded by its reputation as an international mediator. But in recent years the nation has been meandering aimlessly on the world stage.

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