Should Canada Extend MAID to People with Mental Illness?
Canada’s Bill C-7, passed in 2021, eliminated the natural‑death prerequisite for medical assistance in dying (MAID) but barred individuals whose sole condition is a mental illness. The exclusion was slated to expire after two years, yet Parliament postponed it first to 2024 and now to March 17 2027. In a Walrus interview, Dr. Mohamad Elfakhani, a senior psychiatrist, describes the profound physical pain of severe depression and the difficulty of assessing capacity for MAID. He argues that only truly treatment‑resistant cases might merit eligibility, highlighting the ethical tension between autonomy and protection.
The AI Race Is Charged by the Fear of Being Left Behind
In March, nearly 300 cultural leaders, technologists and policymakers converged at the Banff Centre for Canada’s first National Summit on Artificial Intelligence and Culture. Attendees showcased AI tools that automate budgeting, schedule film shoots, and auto‑fill municipal permits, demonstrating tangible...
Separating From Canada Would Be an Economic Disaster for Alberta
Alberta’s separatist movement is gaining traction as voters cite high federal taxes and equalization transfers, claiming independence would save roughly $55 billion USD annually. Polls show 96% of separatists believe they would escape damaging federal policies, while 88% want to exit the...
2026 Michener–Deacon Fellowship Awarded to Jordan Michael Smith
The Walrus announced that journalist Jordan Michael Smith has received the 2026 Michener–Deacon Fellowship for Investigative Journalism to produce a four‑month investigation titled “The Hague Mothers.” The project will probe a loophole in the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects...
Grocery Prices Will Keep Rising No Matter What Politicians Promise
Canadian grocery prices are climbing faster than in the United States, with families now spending roughly $1,200 more per year than before the pandemic. Inflation is driven by sharp increases in staples such as coffee (+30.8%) and beef (+16.8%). The...
Prediction Markets Are Coming to Canada. Are We Ready to Bet on War?
Prediction‑market platforms that let users wager on geopolitical events are moving into Canada after Wealthsimple received regulatory clearance to offer prediction‑style trading. In the United States, Polymarket and Kalshi dominate the space, with Polymarket alone handling over $3 billion in US...
Can Trump Actually Quit NATO? We May Soon Find Out
In early April 2024 former President Donald Trump told the Telegraph he is "strongly considering" pulling the United States out of NATO, labeling the alliance a "paper tiger" over Europe’s refusal to back his planned war on Iran. In response,...
The Endless Wonder and Beautiful Uncertainty of Interstellar Comets
On Dec 19 2025, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS skimmed Earth at 270 million km, prompting NASA, ESA and CNSA to retask spacecraft for close‑up imaging. The comet’s odd tail orientation and high nickel content sparked intense media buzz, with celebrities and alien‑technology theories flooding social...
Before Apple Music, There Was MapleMusic—Canada’s Forgotten Pioneer
MapleMusic, founded in 1999 by Andy Maize, his brother Jeff, and tech entrepreneurs, pioneered a hybrid e‑commerce and distribution platform for Canadian artists. It offered a real‑time sales portal that let musicians track inventory and merchandise, predating mainstream SaaS tools....
The Squamish Nation’s Impossibly Simple Solution to Vancouver’s Housing Crisis
After a 20‑year legal battle, the Squamish Nation reclaimed the 10.5‑acre Sen̓áḵw reserve in Vancouver and is constructing eleven high‑rise towers that will provide 6,000 rental apartments. The province settled the claim with a $92.5 million payment and the nation secured...
Why Your Credit Card Is a National Security Threat
Canada’s credit‑card ecosystem is dominated by U.S.‑owned Visa and Mastercard, which controlled 96% of the market in 2025. The article argues that this dependence creates a national‑security vulnerability, as the networks can be switched off or leveraged for geopolitical pressure,...
An Exclusive Excerpt From Yann Martel’s New Novel, Son of Nobody
Yann Martel’s fifth novel, Son of Nobody, opens with a vivid scene in Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum where protagonist Harlow Donne discovers archaic ostraka containing a boustrophedon inscription that hints at a lost Trojan epic. The excerpt blends classical scholarship with...
The US Torpedoed an Unarmed Ship. Who Are the Good Guys Again?
In early March 2026, the U.S. Navy’s Los Angeles‑class submarine USS Charlotte launched heavyweight torpedoes at the Iranian Moudge‑class frigate IRIS Dena, an unarmed vessel sailing 2,000 nautical miles from the main conflict zone, and sank it, killing most of its 180‑person crew....
HarperCollins’ “Canadian Classics” Is an American Side Hustle
HarperCollins Canada announced a seven‑title "Canadian Classics" line debuting May 5, 2026, featuring recent works by authors such as Emma Donoghue and Heather O’Neill. The series is timed to coincide with HarperCollins' larger "American Classics" campaign, sharing the same designer,...
The War Against Misinformation Is Over. The Lies Won
The author declares that the fight against misinformation has been lost, arguing that despite fact‑checking and media‑literacy efforts, false content continues to spread unchecked. Citing recent Princeton‑Northwestern research, the piece shows that outrage fuels sharing even when people recognize falsehoods,...