| The Walrus - Part 12

A photo of Francois Legault with a bar graph superimposed over it.

Politics

The Fall of François Legault

July 10, 2024July 10, 2024 - by Philippe J. Fournier

New poll shows the premier’s favourability numbers in Quebec mirror those of Justin Trudeau in Canada

A vermeet painting of a woman wearing pearls looking to her right.

Arts & Culture / September/October 2024

A Scientist’s Quest to Decode Vermeer’s True Colours

July 9, 2024July 22, 2024 - by Adnan R. Khan

New techniques reveal hidden details in the Dutch master’s paintings

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A photo of the front of 405 Alexander Street.

Society

Canada’s Emergency Shelters Are Failing

July 8, 2024July 8, 2024 - by Rhiannon Russell

Four deaths at a Whitehorse facility underscore the need for housing reform

An aerial photo of a West Bank village separated by a wall

World

What Would a Two-State Solution Mean?

July 5, 2024July 5, 2024 - by Raja G. Khouri

Every attempt to partition land between Israel and Palestine has failed. There are other options

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Mindful Travel with justfly.com

July 4, 2024August 13, 2024 - by The Walrus Lab

Insights for enhancing mental health on your journeys

A photo of Alice Munro against a full red backdrop

Books

Alice Munro Was Bigger than Canada

July 4, 2024July 4, 2024 - by Tajja Isen

Here artists are celebrated by virtue of their nationality. Munro showed me I could escape those tropes

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A Beautiful Mind

July 3, 2024July 5, 2024 - by The Walrus Lab

Alicia Elliott, author of And Then She Fell and this year’s winner of the Amazon Canada First Novel Award, explores the method in her character’s madness.