Online Shopping Can’t Be Trusted - Counterfeits and junk fees are cheapening what you buy—and draining your wallet
An Acclaimed Canadian Playwright Faces Questions of Pretendianism - Jani Lauzon has maintained she is Métis and her play 1939—now touring Canada—is based on her father’s experience at a residential school. What if none of it is true?
- My Husband Wanted to Have a Child. I Didn’t. Here Is How It Went - I was afraid we would one day have a conversation ending in regrets
- Your Doctor Won’t See You Now—or Ever Again - Why family medicine is dying
- We’re in the Golden Age of Garbage Clothing - Pilling sweaters, stretched-out socks, flimsy denim. What happened to good garments?
- The False Promise of Starting Afresh in Atlantic Canada - If you’re moving to the East Coast for cheaper housing and friendly neighbours, think again
- The Multi-Trillion-Dollar Wellness Industry Is Making Us Sick - Alternative medicine has become a scrutiny-free wonderland for anything and everything
Y WE TRAVEL
In this new series, accomplished writers from diverse backgrounds explore the deeper purpose of our journeys—not just where or how, but why. Presented by Toronto Pearson Airport, the Canadian Airports Council, and The Walrus Lab.
Inside the December issue of The Walrus
➔ Atlantic Canada grapples with hate crimes, a housing crisis, and shattered dreams
➔ The fall of a rockstar ecologist
➔ How we came to live in the golden age of garbage clothing
➔ Inside one of Canada’s most baffling art heists
➔ When your lover is a bot
Ainslie Hogarth is the author of two YA horror novels, The Lonely and The Boy Meets Girl Massacre (Annotated), the adult horror novel Motherthing, and—most recently—Normal Women. In this episode, Ainslie and Nathan talk about Halloween, provoking readers, and the perils of trying to remake yourself as a writer.
Accessing robust and reliable healthcare is increasingly becoming a challenge. Where should you turn when the system falls short—and can you trust online health advice to fill the gap? Family physician and former Canadian Medical Association president Kathleen Ross explores the widespread impacts of Canada’s physician shortage, while emergency physician and health literacy advocate Shazma Mithani offers guidance on navigating the increasingly popular online wellness spaces.
487 trails, part of the Trans Canada Trail, can tell an important story about Canada, its history and its people. Dianne Whelan is a filmmaker, photographer, author, and public speaker. This special episode of The Conversation Piece features content from her presentation at Manulife presents The Walrus Talks Nature, supported by Trans Canada Trail.
- The $20 Sandwich That Could Topple Trudeau - Consumer rage is real—and it’s shaping the next election
- An Acclaimed Canadian Playwright Faces Questions of Pretendianism - Jani Lauzon has maintained she is Métis and her play 1939—now touring Canada—is based on her father’s experience at a residential school. What if none of it is true?
- Meet the Evangelicals Who Actually Care about the Environment - “If we really take the Bible seriously, we would be at the front of the line demanding climate action”
