Olivia Chow Won the Battle for Toronto. Can She Win the War?
The new mayor will have to convince Torontonians to invest in their city—yes, taxes—after years of austerity conditioning
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The Inescapable Rise of Moral Superiority
Why does every online discussion terminate in ethical grandstanding?
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TikTok Is Becoming a Publisher. Will It Ruin the Book Industry?
BookTok is beloved as a guerrilla democratizing force, but the platform’s pivot risks killing the thing that makes it great
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The Other Front: Ukraine’s Cultural Revolution
As the country fights for its right to exist, Ukrainians at home and abroad are embracing their language, literature, and heroic figures
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The Existential Crisis of Writing for Free
Should writing be treated as a strictly professionalized enterprise, or is “party in a graveyard” more the vibe?
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Why You Might Stop Seeing Canadian News in Your Feeds
The Online News Act, or Bill C-18, may change how you share and discover journalism
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City Diminished: The Shrinking Power and Influence of Toronto
Why are voters in Canada’s biggest city treated like they can’t make their own democratic decisions?
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Did Pierre Poilievre Pass His First Test?
The federal by-elections could make or break the Conservative leader’s narrative
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Why Is It So Hard for Writers to Talk about the Working Class?
From novels to TV, you’ll have a hard time finding people who struggle with poverty
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Is CanCon Obsolete?
When it comes to what qualifies as “Canadian,” nobody seems happy. It’s time to rethink the nationalistic vanity project
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