• Did Canada Really Just Build a $7.5 Million Monument That Honours Nazis? - Because it sure looks that way by Taylor C. Noakes

1. How Trump’s Tariffs Put Canada on a Collision Course by Vass Bednar
2. I Lost My Son to Addiction. No, Privilege Didn’t Protect Him by Scott Oake
3. We May Be Stuck with Doug Ford by David Moscrop
4. “Guaranteed Jobs” That Don’t Exist: The Dark World of Immigration Consultants by Adnan R. Khan
5. Weekly Quiz: Tariffs, Tenuous Governance, and the Trouble with Student Housing by Makda Mulatu

• The Walrus Launches Six Regional Bureaus to Tell Canada’s Local Stories - From the Yukon to Newfoundland, we are putting reporters on the ground by Carmine Starnino

• “Made a Difference to My Whole Existence”: Why Childhood Reading Matters - Books are the platform on which everything else is built by Sam Leith

• Allegations of Abuse at Robert Land Academy Go Right to the Top - A new lawsuit claims that the top brass at the military-style boarding school for “troubled teens” covered up sexual assault by Rachel Browne

• Canada Has Spent Over a Century Avoiding Collapse. Can It Keep Going? - Our stability is more fragile than it looks by Alasdair Roberts

• Welcome to University. Good Luck Finding a Place to Live - Students are being forced to choose between brutal commutes and luxury condos they can’t afford by Katrya Bolger

• “Guaranteed Jobs” That Don’t Exist: The Dark World of Immigration Consultants - Canada has an insatiable demand for cheap labour. Workers are being lured here with schemes and lies by Adnan R. Khan

• Inclusion and Adaptability in Times of Change - How four leaders from George Brown College create inclusive environments and remove barriers to post-secondary education by Madeleine Somerville

• Part 6: Why Do We Travel?
  Because Nature is Everywhere - From Mexico to Miami to Montreal, wild flora and fauna break through concrete and reach for the sun, writes Caitlin Stall-Paquet. For humanity, it’s a reminder of how life persists without us by Caitlin Stall-Paquet

• Advancing Canada’s digital future - Interac is leading Canada into a world of possibilities by Glynis Ratcliffe

• [WATCH] The Walrus Talks at Home: Polarization - Seeking solutions for the increasing political, social, and cultural divide

• [WATCH] The Walrus Talks Menopause - Demystifying menopause, from peri to post, and the impacts on women’s health and well-being

• [WATCH] The Walrus Talks at Home: Indigenous Perspectives on Belonging - How can Indigenous knowledge, traditions, and practices help us understand the essential human experience of belonging?

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Shashi Bhat is the author of the novels The Most Precious Substance on Earth and The Family Took Shape. Her most recent book is the story collection Death by a Thousand Cuts, published by McClelland & Stewart in 2024. In this episode, Shashi and Nathan talk about how her writing style has grown both darker and more overtly humorous, the pressures she has felt about the kinds of stories that she, as a woman from a South Asian family, was supposed to write, and about her enduring love for short stories.

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In episode two, Timothy Taylor uncovers his mother’s struggle to hide her Jewish heritage after his grandfather fled Nazi Germany in 1940. Through her childhood writings and expert insights, he learns how she concealed her identity during the war—and the devastating fallout when her secret was exposed.

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Building and maintaining sexual and body confidence as we age is essential for living healthier, happier lives. The intensity of the changes brought on by menopausal symptoms can make this especially challenging, but reconnecting to pleasure offers one path to empowerment. Luna Matatas is a sex and pleasure educator. This special episode of The Conversation Piece features content from her presentation at The Walrus Talks Menopause, supported by Shoppers Foundation for Women’s Health.

• Canada Has Spent Over a Century Avoiding Collapse. Can It Keep Going? - Our stability is more fragile than it looks by Alasdair Roberts

• 2024: The Year in Arts & Culture - Thoughtful essays and fascinating deep dives into everything from art forgeries to Joni Mitchell’s best work by Various Contributors

• Polar Vortex and Firenado: Hard-Core Jargon Has Taken Over Forecasts - As climate gets weird, so does language by Arno Kopecky