Prime Minister Mark Carney participates in an announcement at a community centre in Ottawa, on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

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In his 1890 anthropological classic The Golden Bough , Sir James Frazer observed that magic rests on the mistaken belief that human ritual can compel nature to obey. That belief was part of my childhood since I was fascinated by magic tricks. As an adult, I still enjoy it.

One of my sons took a fascination to magic while growing up and started to learn how to perform. But like most good magicians, he wouldn’t reveal his “secrets.” Watching him work reminded

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