Why Conservatives Turned against the Environment

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Politics

Why Conservatives Turned against the Environment

January 10, 2024July 25, 2024 - by Arno Kopecky

They’re busy making accusations of “eco-radicalism” while the world burns. It wasn’t always like that

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[WATCH] The Walrus Talks Nature

January 9, 2024March 26, 2024 - by The Walrus

Exploring how nature and Canada’s trails can play a pivotal role in bolstering the environment, economy, and health of all Canadians

A photo of former Premier David Peterson pushing the wheelchair of Liberal candidate and disability activist Beryl Potter while campaigning in Toronto in September 1990.

Society

The Activist Who Made Toronto Transit More Accessible

January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 - by Dustin Galer

Beryl Potter was a gadfly on a quest to make the TTC easier to use for people with disabilities. The fruits of her labour can be seen to this day

December 2023 / Poetry

No Host

January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 - by Jim Johnstone

torched and resurrected / in a circle of ash—

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Carmine Starnino Named Editor-in-Chief

January 8, 2024January 8, 2024 - by The Walrus Staff

This announcement marks a new chapter for The Walrus

Arts & Culture / January/February 2024

What Should Canadian Museums Do about Their Stolen African Art?

January 8, 2024January 12, 2024 - by Connor Garel

Repatriation efforts were stymied for decades. But the problem can no longer be stalled

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Fiction / January/February 2024

The Last Vacation

January 5, 2024January 4, 2024 - by Marlowe Granados

The face of the con was always someone who embodied the fashion of the time—a slob, a genius, or finally, a charismatic dum-dum

A photo of Vaclav Smil standing amongst palm leaves.

Environment / January/February 2024

Vaclav Smil Is Fed Up with Climate Activism

January 4, 2024January 12, 2024 - by Arno Kopecky

The acclaimed environmental scientist is annoyed with the eco movement and shunning media—just when we need him most

An illustration of a cross-section view of a busy home filled with a large multi-generational family.

January/February 2024 / Society

Multigenerational Living Often Makes Sense. That Doesn’t Make It Easy

January 3, 2024January 3, 2024 - by Kevin Chong

Living with my mother, we get free child care and help with expenses. But all those perks come at a cost

An illustration of uranium businessman Boris Pregel and former Eldorado mine director Carl French surrounding Eldorado’s lead scientist, Marcel Pochon, as he holds up an Erlenmeyer flask outside of the Port Hope refinery. The landscape behind them is tinted green.

Science

Unearthing a Nuclear Scandal

January 2, 2024January 3, 2024 - by Sylvain Lumbroso

One figure is connected to the Manhattan Project, the Soviet arms race, and a radioactive property just outside Toronto

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