Multiculturalism Is Not the Real Story of Canada
Two new novels explore what it means to be Black in a country that prides itself on tolerance
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What Is Hell? It Depends Who You Ask
Beliefs around damnation have always been in flux. Now the concept may be disappearing for good
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The Black Train Porters Who Led the Fight Against Canada’s Racist Immigration System
In the early 1900s, Canada only allowed 100 Black immigrants to enter the country each year. How did we evolve from bigoted policies to a more multicultural nation within a few decades?
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The Untapped Promise of LSD
Psychedelics are a potential cure for everything from depression to addiction. Why did we ban these drugs in the first place?
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Ten Canadian Authors on the Best Books of 2018
We asked CanLit’s most buzzed about authors to pick their favourite reads this year
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Being a Parent Turned Me Into a Book Censor
Do the benefits of reading children’s classics outweigh their outdated thinking on social issues?
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Randy Boyagoda’s New Novel Is Both Deeply Catholic and Deeply Funny
In his third book, the author skewers the multicultural anxieties of today’s university culture
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The Search for the Great Canadian Novel
Our national life is exciting, dramatic, and unpredictable. Why don’t more Canadian novelists write about it?
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