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Photograph of a Woman Looking at a Leonard Cohen Themed Magazine Spread

The Darker Side of Leonard Cohen

April 9, 2018August 13, 2019 - by Myra Bloom

How the myth of the male genius shields our cultural heroes from scrutiny

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Photograph of a candlelight vigil held at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton on Monday evening, January 30, 2017 for the people who were killed and wounded in the shooting at a Québec City mosque.

Current Affairs

Remembering the Quebec City Mosque Shooting

January 29, 2018August 2, 2019 - by Amira Elghawaby

On the one-year anniversary, we gather some of our most important stories about the event, its aftermath, and religious worship in Canada

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Photograph by ScottMontreal

The Quebec Liberals Have Pinned Their Election Hopes on Hate

October 30, 2017July 16, 2019 - by Nora Loreto

Why the provincial party is betting on Trump-style politics

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Photograph by Albie Mitchell

Music / Web Exclusives

Chaim Tannenbaum Steps Out

June 6, 2016April 6, 2017 - by Ezra Glinter

For more than forty years, he played behind the Wainwright family and the McGarrigle sisters. Now, the legendary sideman enters the spotlight

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Illustrations by Hudson Christie

June 2016 / Society

Fighting Montreal’s Pinball Prohibition

May 25, 2016April 6, 2017 - by Anna Fitzpatrick

Why bars that serve alcohol can’t have pinball machines

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Photograph by Gilles Couteau

Music / Web Exclusives

Swan Song

January 18, 2016December 6, 2018 - by John Moore

Why Quebec mourns René Angélil

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Illustration by Adrian Forrow

January/February 2016 / Memoir

Mon Ami, Vice

December 11, 2015April 6, 2017 - by Deni Ellis Béchard

Happiness is a sold gun

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Photograph of Mark Leiran-Young

Society / Web Exclusives

Oui ou Non

October 27, 2015April 6, 2017 - by Mark Leiren-Young

Twenty years ago, the Unity Rally in Montreal kept Canada together

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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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To provide a fragrance-free event, we request that attendees refrain from wearing colognes, perfumes or other scented or chemical products to The Walrus Talks.
If you require special accommodation in order to fully participate in this event, please contact events@thewalrus.ca or (416) 971-5004, ext. 247.

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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To provide a fragrance-free event, we request that attendees refrain from wearing colognes, perfumes or other scented or chemical products to The Walrus Talks.
If you require special accommodation in order to fully participate in this event, please contact events@thewalrus.ca or (416) 971-5004, ext. 247.

	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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Les conférenciers seront annoncés prochainement!

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.

Pour en savoir davantage sur la série The Walrus Talks, consultez notre Foire aux questions ici ou envoyez un courriel à events@thewalrus.ca.

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

Accessibility information

French simultaneous translation services will be provided.
To provide a fragrance-free event, we request that attendees refrain from wearing colognes, perfumes or other scented or chemical products to The Walrus Talks.
If you require special accommodation in order to fully participate in this event, please contact events@thewalrus.ca or (416) 971-5004, ext. 245.

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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To provide a fragrance-free event, we request that attendees refrain from wearing colognes, perfumes or other scented or chemical products to The Walrus Talks.
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