May 2016 | The Walrus

Photograph by Karin Bubas

Feature / May 2016

The Highest Bidder

May 30, 2016July 16, 2019 - by Kerry Gold

How foreign investors are squeezing out Vancouver’s middle class

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Illustration by Tim O'Brien

Feature / May 2016

Atheist at the Pulpit

May 11, 2016September 17, 2018 - by Larry Krotz

Can the United Church survive without God?

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Painting by Kris Knight

May 2016 / Visual Art

Pretty Boys

April 19, 2016April 6, 2017 - by Sasha Chapin

Kris Knight’s paintings won’t give up their secrets

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Illustration by Jessica Fortner

May 2016 / Society

The Shag Harbour Incident

April 18, 2016November 20, 2016 - by Chelsea Murray

One town’s mission to become the Roswell of Canada

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Illustration by Kyle Metcalf

Books / May 2016

Narrative Devices

April 15, 2016November 20, 2016 - by Naben Ruthnum

Rewiring the mystery novel for the digital age

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Illustration by Teva Harrison

May 2016 / Memoir

Three Ways to Disappear

April 14, 2016September 12, 2017 - by Teva Harrison

A visual essay on living with cancer

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Courtesy of the Estate of Alex Colville

Fiction / May 2016

Witness

April 13, 2016June 12, 2017 - by K.D. Miller

As soon as Harriet’s in, the second she hears the screen door bang shut behind her, she feels an arm come round her neck. “Ranald?” She can hardly gasp the …

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Illustration by Jeannie Phan

Health / May 2016

The Tragedy of Anorexia

April 12, 2016November 20, 2016 - by David Goldbloom

She’s been suffering for years—and there’s nothing her psychiatrist can do about it

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McKesson Presents The Walrus Talks The Future of Consumerism (Toronto) @ Artscape Daniels Launchpad

Sep 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

	Presents The Walrus Talks The Future of Consumerism
	Exploring trends and innovations in health care, technology, and more
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Featuring:
Onur Bodur, professor of marketing, Concordia University
Zayna Khayat, futurist, SE Health
Rebecca McKillican, CEO, Well.ca
Craig Patterson, editor-in-chief, Retail Insider

And more!

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CIFAR Presents The Walrus Talks Boundaries (National Capital Region, Gatineau) @ Canadian Museum of History

Sep 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

	Presents The Walrus Talks Boundaries
	How divisions shape our lives, what lies between borders, and what membership means now
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Keith Banting, Stauffer Dunning Fellow and Professor Emeritus, Queen’s University

Samra Habib, writer, photographer, and activist

Adrian Owen, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Imaging, University of Western Ontario, and Koerner Fellow and Co-Director, Azrieli Program in Brain, Mind & Consciousness, CIFAR

Paige Raibmon, Professor, Department of History, University of British Columbia

Prerna Singh, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Brown University

Mary Soderstrom, writer

And more!

CIFAR is a Canadian-based, global charitable organization that convenes extraordinary minds to address science and humanity’s most important questions.

Accessibility information

To provide a fragrance-free event, we request that attendees refrain from wearing colognes, perfumes or other scented or chemical products to The Walrus Talks.
If you require special accommodation in order to fully participate in this event, please contact events@thewalrus.ca or (416) 971-5004, ext. 247.

	Présente The Walrus Talks — frontières
	Comment les divisions définissent-elles notre vie? Qu’est-ce qui se trouve entre les limites? Que signifie maintenant l’appartenance à un groupe?
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Les conférenciers seront annoncés prochainement!

Le CIFAR est une organisation sans but lucratif basée au Canada qui rassemble de brillants cerveaux pour trouver réponse aux plus grandes questions de la science et de l’humanité.

Pour en savoir davantage sur la série The Walrus Talks, consultez notre Foire aux questions ici ou envoyez un courriel à events@thewalrus.ca.

Suncor Presents The Walrus Talks Energy (Montreal) @ Centre Phi

Sep 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

	Presents The Walrus Talks Energy
	Building a Canadian approach to energy transition
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Featuring:
Shawn McCarthy, journalist
Eryn Stewart, project director, Lumos Energy
Brendan Haley, policy director, Efficiency Canada
Aisha Bukhari, senior manager, Advanced Energy Centre, MaRS Discovery District
Johanne Gélinas, president and CEO, Transition Énergétique Québec
Christopher Ragan, academic, economist, and chair of Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission
Alison Cretney, managing director, Energy Futures Lab

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French simultaneous translation services will be provided.
To provide a fragrance-free event, we request that attendees refrain from wearing colognes, perfumes or other scented or chemical products to The Walrus Talks.
If you require special accommodation in order to fully participate in this event, please contact events@thewalrus.ca or (416) 971-5004, ext. 245.

TD Bank Group Presents The Walrus Talks Inclusion (Waterloo) @ Waterloo Delta Hotel

Oct 23 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

	Presents The Walrus Talks Inclusion
	How design, technology, education and more can remove barriers for people with disabilities
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To provide a fragrance-free event, we request that attendees refrain from wearing colognes, perfumes or other scented or chemical products to The Walrus Talks.
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