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March 2013

Rachel Giese investigates the mainstreaming of mental illness; Sasha Chapman studies Canada’s role in the worldwide collapse of honeybee colonies; Nobel laureate Mark Jaccard explains why he found himself blocking a coal train; Sarah Selecky takes Lainey Lui’s master class on celebrity culture; fiction by Zoey Leigh Peterson…

Photograph by Alex Waterhouse-Hayward
March 2013

The Accidental Activist

March 28, 2013April 13, 2020 - by Mark Jaccard

How an energy economist and former government adviser found himself blocking a coal train

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Illustration by Sonia Roy
March 2013

The New Normal

March 4, 2013April 13, 2020 - by Rachel Giese

Canada’s largest mental health facility is undergoing a multimillion-dollar facelift that reflects a greater cultural shift, the mainstreaming of mental illness

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A magazine layout from The Walrus magazine with the image of barbed wire in the front and a small picture of Omar Khadr with the text "The Black Hole of Guantanamo Bay" written below it.
Justice / March 2013

Insecurity Complex

February 18, 2013August 27, 2021 - by Andrew Potter

Omar Khadr and the legacy of Guantánamo Bay

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Environment / March 2013

New Waves

February 18, 2013July 17, 2019 - by Erika Thorkelson

As Japan’s tsunami debris washes up on the BC coast, beachcombers consider the meaning of the refuse

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Illustration by Katty Maurey
Fiction / March 2013

How Long and What a Marvel

February 18, 2013May 22, 2020 - by Zoey Leigh Peterson

My grandfather died while causing a seven-hour delay of game, which, according to the other grandpas, is how they all want to go now. It was the first game of …

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Photograph by Cory Sheffield
Environment / March 2013

Fight of the Bumblebee

February 13, 2013September 15, 2023 - by Sasha Chapman

Honeybee colonies are collapsing around the world, putting food production in danger. We may need Canada’s Indigenous pollinators to save the day

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March 2013

Tough Guys

February 11, 2013April 13, 2020 - by Alec Scott

The rediscovery of Ted Kotcheff’s Wake in Fright reveals an obsession with masculinity’s soft underbelly

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March 2013 / Sports

Northern Star

February 11, 2013July 7, 2016 - by Sam Sutherland

National Lacrosse League captain Colin Doyle doesn’t play for fame and fortune

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March 2013 / Poetry

A Valentine

February 11, 2013July 20, 2017 - by Daryl Hine

Were that I were immovable as rock While you were irresistible as water! As it is, I wince at every shock Who ought to be absorbent as a blotter. My …

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March 2013

Oh, Rats!

February 4, 2013July 25, 2016 - by Heather Cleland

Alberta re-enlists in the war against a whiskered invader

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How’s The Walrus?

As the executive director, I am frequently asked this question. These days, I reply: “The Walrus was made for this moment.” From on-again, off-again trade news and negotiations to a new prime minister, we are committed to Canada’s conversations. We launched six regional bureaus earlier this year to ensure comprehensive coverage across this great country of ours. But we can’t do this alone. As a non-profit newsroom, this work isn’t possible without our readers’ support. If you believe in Canada’s stories, support our paywall-free journalism with a donation today.

Our team is small, but our commitment is big; just like our country. Every story we publish is the result of writers, artists, and editors going the extra mile (well, kilometres) to bring Canada closer together through compelling, fact-checked, and regionally grounded reporting.

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Jennifer Hollett
Executive Director, The Walrus

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