What You’re Reading
  1. When the Pope Came to Canada by Randy Boyagoda
  2. Who Needs a Gender Equality Minister? Apparently, Not Carney by Wendy Kaur
  3. India’s Meddling in the Poilievre Campaign Reflects a Dangerous New Alliance by Sushant Singh
  4. Canadians Want to Buy Local. Their Provinces Make It Hard by Hailey Choi
  5. Weekly Quiz: Interprovincial Trade, Indigenous Sovereignty, and the End of WAGE by Kayla Thompson

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“Y“Y WE TRAVEL”

Y WE TRAVEL

In this new series, accomplished writers delve into the deeper meaning of our journeys—beyond where and how, to the fundamental question of why. Presented by Toronto Pearson Airport, the Canadian Airports Council, and The Walrus Lab.



  • Part 7: Why Do We Travel?
    To Drink in the Beauty
    - Drew Hayden Taylor on wine, wanderlust, and the joys of getting lost, from a small First Nation in Ontario to the foothills of the Alps, reflecting on how travel and a ten-glass Italian lunch expand the imagination. by Drew Hayden Taylor
  • From Volume to Value - Why mass timber is the answer to Canada's housing crisis by Glynis Ratcliffe

Events

Podcasts

This week on What Happened Next, host Nathan Whitlock is joined by award-winning novelist, essayist, and children’s author Kyo Maclear. Her most recent book is Unearthing: A Story of Tangled Love and Family Secrets, which won the Governor General’s Literary Award for Nonfiction. Kyo and Nathan talk about her tendency, as a writer and as a person, to seek out beauty and optimism, about starting to write a memoir even as the events it depicts are still happening, and about how the publication of Unearthing has allowed her to stop seeking to resolve some of the family secrets it explores.

Canadian Ranger Allen Pogotak shares his Arctic experiences and calls for greater focus on its defense and exploration. Former Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy examines Canada’s role in NATO, past contributions, and future challenges in a changing global landscape.

There is a growing generational divide in Canada’s housing landscape, one that’s not only pushing young people out of their communities but also leaving seniors behind. Housing advocate and author Kishone Roy outlines some of the key factors intensifying what they call “generational gentrification” and emphasizes the importance of reimagining housing not as a privilege but as a public good. Roy spoke at The Walrus Talks Equitable Housing in Vancouver on October 26, 2023.




Politics
Arts

Poetry
  • A black-and-white portrait of Sue SInclair against a red background Darlings - They’re tall, they’re overdressed by Sue Sinclair

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Fiction
  • An illustration in dark greens, blues and burgundy of a woman looking up at a house. Forest Hill Gothic - I watched as a wrinkled hand reached out of the basement window by Cassidy McFadzean

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