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That Ever Governed Frenzy

Through the eyes of Jody Wilson-Raybould and Michael Wernick

Rumble on Parliament Hill

In the ring with Justin Trudeau

Return of the Robber Barons

Chrystia Freeland asks if we can tell “makers” from “takers” among the new super-rich

Stephen Schneider

Stephen Schneider is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at Saint Mary’s University. He is the author of four books, including his latest, Iced: The Story of Organized Crime in Canada, which was published in 2009 by John Wiley and Sons.

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Stephen Schneider

Our Healthiest Industry?

Organized crime is flourishing in Canada, just as it always has January–February 2010
“Smuggling on the Canadian border.”“Counterfeiting gang caught.”“No escape from bloody mafia.”“Big drug seizure.”“Police hold six men for questioning in gang slaying.”“Canada in the bookies’ web.” We have become more than accustomed to the urgent and incessant headlines about organized crime. In the last year, for instance, we have learned that Afghanistan is the world’s largest producer of…