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Artist Lucy Sparrow’s 2016 exhibition Shoplifting, at London’s Lawrence Alkin Gallery, highlighted the most shoplifted items from UK supermarkets. PA Images/Alamy

Shoplifting is now at record levels. Here’s how it went from a crime punishable by death to police ‘turning a blind eye’

The past 300 years show us that shoplifting is a crime rooted in complex societal as well as economic issues. But who deserves our sympathy: the robbers or the robbed?
The Black Lives Matter demonstrations that took place across Canada during the pandemic showed that individual actions can make a difference. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

How to build a better Canada after COVID‑19: The power of everyday actions can bring about change

We have seen our ability to act in alignment with public health measures during the pandemic. People’s everyday actions could also make a difference in addressing systemic injustice.

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