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Politics / September 2019

Quebec Rewrites Its History in One Book

August 22, 2019August 23, 2019 - by Martin Patriquin

A controversial new textbook peddles politics over facts

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Strikers overturn a streetcar in Winnipeg, June 21, 1919.

Current Affairs / June 2019 / Society

What the Winnipeg General Strike Can Teach Us About Class, Capitalism, and Greed

April 29, 2019July 22, 2019 - by Tom Jokinen

In 1919, 35,000 workers ground Winnipeg to a halt. We may never again see another strike like it

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Image of Queen Lili‘uokalani

The Hawaiian Queen Who Taught Indigenous Writers to Resist

April 4, 2018August 13, 2019 - by Daniel Heath Justice

By connecting the fight for justice across generations, Indigenous writing has found its moment

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Illustration Showing People Wearing a Variety of Historical Outfits

January/February 2018 / Society

Inside the Weird World of Historical Re-enactors

January 10, 2018July 31, 2019 - by Erin Sylvester

From Civil War uniforms to Viking smelts, meet the people who bring history to life

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Photography of an Indigenous Artifact

Current Affairs

How Indigenous Communities Are Denied Their Archaeological Heritage

January 8, 2018July 31, 2019 - by John Lorinc

Canada’s laws and regulations are grounded in colonial assumptions about ownership of artifacts

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Illustration by Veronaa

Canada’s Place in an Unreliable World

May 29, 2017July 16, 2019 - by Stephen Marche

As the old alliances falter, the time has come for Canadians to start looking out for ourselves

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Photograph of John Cameron courtesy of David Tickner

Memoir / Web Exclusives

The War, Carved in Stone

April 8, 2016April 8, 2016 - by David Tickner

Searching for my grandfather’s story in the tunnels beneath Vimy Ridge

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Photograph by Tyler Anderson

April 2016 / Photography

Canada’s Oldest Profession

March 24, 2016July 1, 2016 - by Tyler Anderson

The fur trade—then and now

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McKesson Presents The Walrus Talks The Future of Consumerism (Toronto) @ Artscape Daniels Launchpad

Sep 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

	Presents The Walrus Talks The Future of Consumerism
	Exploring trends and innovations in health care, technology, and more
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Featuring:
Onur Bodur, professor of marketing, Concordia University
Zayna Khayat, futurist, SE Health
Rebecca McKillican, CEO, Well.ca
Craig Patterson, editor-in-chief, Retail Insider

And more!

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CIFAR Presents The Walrus Talks Boundaries (National Capital Region, Gatineau) @ Canadian Museum of History

Sep 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

	Presents The Walrus Talks Boundaries
	How divisions shape our lives, what lies between borders, and what membership means now
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Keith Banting, Stauffer Dunning Fellow and Professor Emeritus, Queen’s University

Samra Habib, writer, photographer, and activist

Adrian Owen, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Imaging, University of Western Ontario, and Koerner Fellow and Co-Director, Azrieli Program in Brain, Mind & Consciousness, CIFAR

Paige Raibmon, Professor, Department of History, University of British Columbia

Prerna Singh, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Brown University

Mary Soderstrom, writer

And more!

CIFAR is a Canadian-based, global charitable organization that convenes extraordinary minds to address science and humanity’s most important questions.

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	Présente The Walrus Talks — frontières
	Comment les divisions définissent-elles notre vie? Qu’est-ce qui se trouve entre les limites? Que signifie maintenant l’appartenance à un groupe?
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Le CIFAR est une organisation sans but lucratif basée au Canada qui rassemble de brillants cerveaux pour trouver réponse aux plus grandes questions de la science et de l’humanité.

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Suncor Presents The Walrus Talks Energy (Montreal) @ Centre Phi

Sep 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

	Presents The Walrus Talks Energy
	Building a Canadian approach to energy transition
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Featuring:
Shawn McCarthy, journalist
Eryn Stewart, project director, Lumos Energy
Brendan Haley, policy director, Efficiency Canada
Aisha Bukhari, senior manager, Advanced Energy Centre, MaRS Discovery District
Johanne Gélinas, president and CEO, Transition Énergétique Québec
Christopher Ragan, academic, economist, and chair of Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission
Alison Cretney, managing director, Energy Futures Lab

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French simultaneous translation services will be provided.
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TD Bank Group Presents The Walrus Talks Inclusion (Waterloo) @ Waterloo Delta Hotel

Oct 23 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

	Presents The Walrus Talks Inclusion
	How design, technology, education and more can remove barriers for people with disabilities
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Featuring:

Luke Anderson, Co-Founder, StopGap Foundation
Jutta Treviranus, Director and Founder, Inclusive Design Research Centre at OCAD University
Jeff D’Hondt, Indigenous Consultant, City of Toronto
Michelle Woolfrey, Co-Founder, Blind Girl Inc.
Mahadeo Sukhai, Head of Research and Chief Accessibility Officer, Canadian National Institute for the Blind

And more!

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