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Citizenship, history and First Nations narratives in Dan David’s “All My Relations”

Mohawk writer Dan David weaves personal, political and spiritual history in this 10,000-word piece that reconstructs the context and events of the 1990 Oka Crisis.
CBC Ombudsman: Safety First

CBC Ombudsman Esther Enkin responds to a complaint that a reference to terrorist attacks on Charlie Hebdo was unnecessary in a story about neighbourhood access to a private school playground.
From private government email accounts to document destruction

A national roundup of the top FOI news this week.
CBC ombudsman: Heat over the hottest year

CBC Ombudsman Esther Enkin discusses climate change reporting and why what reputable agencies, such as NASA and NOAA, have to say is worth discussing.
Globe public editor: Why there is never an excuse for gender bias in media

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A “right to offend” should be balanced by a “duty to mend”

In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attack, I and other journalists in Western democracies deplored the violence and defended freedom of expression against terrorism.
Barbara Moon documents the early, awkward rise of William Shatner’s star

Fifty-seven years on, this pre-James T. Kirk profile has more to offer than when Maclean’s first ran it.
The perils and paradoxes of FOI in Canada

Investigative researcher and citizen’s advocate Ken Rubin on 32 years of navigating the hurdles of Canada’s FOI system.
Globe public editor: When a critic is accused of having an agenda

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What we’ve since learned in the Larry’s Gulch investigation

Murray Guy, former assistant managing editor of the Times & Transcript, appears on the Larry’s Gulch guest lists at least three times between 2008 and 2014.

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