How an Astrophysicist Became the Most Accurate Political Forecaster in Canada - Philippe J. Fournier has called elections across the country—with a 90 percent success rate
Tech Titans Should Pay to Save Canada’s Newsrooms - It’s time to take seriously the idea of using digital taxes to rebuild journalism
- Canada’s Far Right Is Getting Bolder - As extremism grows, politicians and security agencies are in denial
- How the 1980s Engineered the Collapse of the Working Class - Forty years later, policies to prop up the super rich are still going strong
- Memoirs Are Almost Impossible to Sell - Publishers are turning away from personal stories. Have readers stopped caring about each other’s lives?
- Want to Raise a Kid in Canada? That’ll Be $293,000 - . . . and climbing
- Malala Yousafzai Wants to Call What’s Happening to Afghan Women Apartheid - The Nobel Prize winner discusses her new documentary, Bread and Roses, and the Taliban’s escalating attacks
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 January/February issue of The Walrus
➔ The climbing costs of raising a kid in Canada
➔ Should the Arctic begin bracing for battle?
➔ Broken promises and betrayal at an elite law school
➔ The robots are coming—and they behave just like us
➔ How consumer rage is shaping the next election
Alison is a writer, visual artist, and the creator of the graphic novels Ramshackle: A Yellowknife Story, which won the NorthWords Best Book Award, and Norths: Two Suitcases and a Stroller Around the Circumpolar World. Both books were published by Conundrum Press. Alison’s most recent book is the graphic memoir Degrees of Separation: A Decade North of 60, published by Conundrum earlier this year. Joe Sacco called Degrees of Separation a “tender and loving ode to the people and landscapes of the Far North.”
November 30, 2024 marks 150 years since Lucy Maud Montgomery’s birth, and her legacy continues to endure. In this episode, her granddaughter, Kate Macdonald Butler, shares family stories, preserves her grandmother’s legacy, and reads from Emily of New Moon, which she views as Montgomery’s most personal work. We also explore her influence, her personal struggles, and Dr. Jessica Katz Edison’s insight into how Montgomery’s work resonates with neurodivergent audiences, long before such language existed.
Studies show that hormone replacement therapy can be safe and highly effective, helping many women manage menopause symptoms and reclaim a sense of normalcy. Dr. Iliana Lega is a Scientist at Women’s College Hospital Research and Innovation Institute, a Staff Endocrinologist at Women’s College Hospital, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto. 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.
- How an Astrophysicist Became the Most Accurate Political Forecaster in Canada - Philippe J. Fournier has called elections across the country—with a 90 percent success rate
- “Yukoners Are Pissed”: The Outcry over Telecom Failures - Starlink’s popularity surges as Northern residents search for reliable internet
- Why Rich Nations Must Help Poorer Countries Face Climate Change - At COP29, the fight shifts to funding countries hit hardest by global warming
