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Should a Tragically Hip song have been played at a Pierre Poilievre event?

There is a distinction between deliberate use of a song to support a particular political campaign, and incidental music in the background at a social function hosted by a political party.

What Canada can learn from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank serves as a reminder of the importance of robust risk management, sound regulatory oversight and effective liquidity management.

_There Will Be No More Night_: Documentary raises ethical questions about using war footage

As we approach the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, it is important to reflect on the use of war footage in media and the ethical questions around the use of footage depicting human death.

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