March/April 2021 | The Walrus

A comic alternating between people engaging in lockdown activities and close-ups of the virus

March/April 2021 / The Facts

Ask an Economist: How Bad Are Lockdowns Really?

February 25, 2021February 26, 2021 - by Rob Gillezeau

Government restrictions may not always be popular among businesses, but they can work

March/April 2021 / Memoir

Death in the Age of Facebook

February 23, 2021February 26, 2021 - by Sandy Pool

What it’s like to mourn a mother via social media

Arts & Culture / March/April 2021

The Group of Seven Doesn’t Define Canadian Art

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 - by Tatum Dooley

After 100 years, is it time to retire the collective as Canada’s definitive painters?

March/April 2021 / Poetry

The Needs of Humans

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 - by Sarah Wolfson

I am in need of a manicure. / A manticore. A man to cure.

An officer at the Cameron County Detention Centre watches security footage from the control room, on many screens.

March/April 2021 / Technology

When Border Security Crosses a Line

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 - by Hilary Beaumont

International crossings are now testing grounds for unregulated surveillance technology

Justice / March/April 2021

Standoff at 1492 Land Back Lane

February 8, 2021February 11, 2021 - by Luke Ottenhof

How twenty-five acres of Ontario farmland have become a new front in the battle for Indigenous self-governance

Illustration of a person filled with fiery colours, sweating, with eyes darting to the side. Behind them are green leaves and branches.

Environment / March/April 2021

Therapy for the End of the World

February 3, 2021February 10, 2021 - by Britt Wray

Anxiety over the climate crisis is spreading like wildfire. Psychologists are just starting to figure out how to help

Portrait of comedian Meredith MacNeill, in a sparse room. MacNeill looks directly at the camera, hugging the sleeves of her denim vest.

Arts & Culture / March/April 2021

Meredith MacNeill Has Funny Bones

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 - by Soraya Roberts

With Baroness von Sketch Show, MacNeill helped elevate the state of Canadian comedy. Her latest role presents an even more daunting challenge

Letters / March/April 2021

Letters to the Editor: March/April

January 29, 2021January 28, 2021 - by The Walrus Staff

On the middle class, universal health care, and more

March/April 2021

Editor’s Letter: The Hundred-Year Magazine

January 22, 2021January 24, 2021 - by Jessica Johnson

What does it take for a publication to survive?