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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces the launch of a public inquiry into foreign-funded anti-Alberta energy campaigns. Image: Government of Alberta/Flickr
Jason Kenney's 'anti-Alberta' inquiry gets increasingly compromised
David J. Climenhaga | Whatever led to inquiry commissioner Steve Allan's decision to use a law firm that employs his son, it doesn't pass the traditional political sniff test.
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Screen grab: Elin Ersson
From Sweden to the U.S., resistance Is in the air
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan | The Swedish government officials accompanying a refugee to Afghanistan tried to force Elin Ersson away from them. Turkish Airlines flight attendants tried to take her phone. But she persisted.
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Two reasons Canada can't become Sweden when it comes to childcare
Martha Friendly | International comparative research shows Canada lags behind other countries when it comes to child care. This article explores two possible ideological and structural explanations.
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Citing a 'Russian threat,' Swedish government intends to impose military conscription
Roger Annis | Once known as neutral and peace-promoting, Sweden under its current, soft-left government is all-in the new cold war against Russia.
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Image: Nice People (2015)
Film review: Swedish-built Somalian bandy team shows how sport can challenge and shift prejudice
Cathryn Atkinson | A new documentary captures the story of the Somalian national bandy team, built in Sweden.
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Actor and MLA Lenore Zann vies for Nova Scotia NDP leadership
Christopher Majka | It may be dark days at present for the NDP in Nova Scotia but with a leadership convention next month three candidates have thrown their hat into the ring. Actor and MLA Lenore Zann is one of them.
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Actual evidence shows the Nordic model works
Meghan Murphy | A new study out of Norway shows that criminalizing demand decreases trafficking and does not increase violence against women.
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Does the Swedish voting system exemplify democracy?
Amy Goodman | Almedalen is a week-long festivity of debate and dialogue about politics in Sweden. The event exemplifies the type of debate democracy demands and provokes questions about other voting systems.
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Being and Being Bought: An interview with Kajsa Ekis Ekman
Meghan Murphy | Meghan Murphy interviews Kajsa Ekis Ekman about prostitution law, the debates around the sex industry and her new book: 'Being and Being Bought: Prostitution, Surrogacy and the Split Self.'
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The vilification of Julian Assange
Amy Goodman | Despite being granted bail, Wikileaks founder and editor Julian Assange remains imprisoned in London, awaiting extradition proceedings to answer a prosecutor's questions in Sweden.
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Right-wing nationalist party wins 20 seats in Swedish parliament
Maria Persdotter | The Sweden Democrats are a populist, anti-immigration party which traces its roots to neo-Nazi groupings from the 1980s. Daniel Poohl is author of a book about the Sweden Democrats.
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From worst to first: A call for better child care
Eric Mang | There's no reason why in a country as wealthy as Canada we should continue to have poor access to quality child care