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January/February 2021

Double issue: rebuilding the middle class, the need for universal child care, inside the new lobster wars, and two physicians on how to fix health care in Canada.

A portrait of poet Evie Christie
January/February 2021 / Poetry

Boundary

March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 - by Evie Christie

We’re both here, it’s dusk, my heart beats too

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Portrait of poet Billy-Ray Belcourt
January/February 2021 / Poetry

The Tragedian

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 - by Billy-Ray Belcourt

Why is it that love turns me into a tragedian?

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Poet Bardia Sinaee pictured in a suit and sunglasses
January/February 2021 / Poetry

Stichomancy

February 5, 2021 - by Bardia Sinaee

She opens a layer / between my skin / and the air

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January/February 2021 / Memoir

My Struggle with Sobriety

January 6, 2021June 8, 2021 - by Mel Lefebvre

The decision to quit drinking was the right one for me. But, as I have learned, there’s no perfect way to do it

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An illustration of two ships crossing a checkered finish line. The ship in the lead has Chinese characters on the side. The ship behind it has a small Canadian flag.
January/February 2021 / Politics

China Wants to Invest in the Arctic. Why Doesn’t Canada?

January 4, 2021April 28, 2022 - by Gloria Dickie

While Canada ignores the North’s economic potential, China is poised to make inroads

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An illustration of the road from prisons to freedom. At the bottom is guards, fences, police cards. As the people make their way to the top of the road, locks on their wrists begin to be cut off and they are released freely into an open field
January/February 2021

Looking Ahead to 2021

January 1, 2021July 28, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Four illustrators share their hopes for themselves and the world

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Illustration of several plates containing cassava-based dishes like pie and sliced root. The plates are garnished with purple and green flowers.
January/February 2021

Why My Mother’s Cassava Pie Is More than a Comfort Food

December 11, 2020January 29, 2021 - by Steph Wong Ken

Learning the history of resistance behind my family’s favourite dish

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Illustration of a circle of slowly sinking boats on the water. In each boat, a person scoops water out of the bottom of their boat and pours it into the boat of the next person, creating a complete circle.
January/February 2021

The Myth of Universal Health Care

December 8, 2020April 6, 2021 - by Nadine Caron

Despite our illusions, Canada’s system is neither comprehensive nor equally accessible. What would it take to reform it?

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Arts & Culture / Books / January/February 2021

Canadian Authors Pick Their Favourite Books of 2020

December 7, 2020March 24, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

From a dystopia that vilifies sleep to a heartbreaking account of the end of a life, here are some of our leading contemporary writers’ favourite books of the year

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January/February 2021

Editor’s Letter: The Aftermath

December 4, 2020December 8, 2020 - by Jessica Johnson

In the wake of the US election and amid a raging pandemic, how can we move on?

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