Quebec | The Walrus

A man speaks on a stage at the Quebec Legislature with a crucifix over his head on the dark blue wall behind him.

Democracy / Politics

Our National Silence on Bill 21

October 18, 2019October 19, 2019 - by Supriya Dwivedi

This summer Quebec passed a law curtailing religious minorities—and nobody on the election trail wants to talk about it

Politics / September 2019

Quebec Rewrites Its History in One Book

August 22, 2019October 7, 2019 - by Martin Patriquin

A controversial new textbook peddles politics over facts

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

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, 2018October 9, 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

Photograph by ScottMontreal

The Quebec Liberals Have Pinned Their Election Hopes on Hate

October 30, 2017September 30, 2019 - by Nora Loreto

Why the provincial party is betting on Trump-style politics

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

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

Photograph by Gilles Couteau

Music / Web Exclusives

Swan Song

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

Why Quebec mourns René Angélil

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

Photograph of Mark Leiran-Young

Society / Web Exclusives

Oui ou Non

October 27, 2015October 16, 2019 - by Mark Leiren-Young

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