thewalrus.caadded August 2026
The Walrusby Peter Jones3h ago
Donald Trump’s bargaining skills have never been troubled by self-doubt. He knows how to apply pressure, spot weakness, and extract concessions that lesser dealmakers would leave on the table—or so...
The Walrusby Cameron McNeill7h ago
On the 30th of July 1903, in the heady days of a national economic boom, Sir Wilfrid Laurier rose before Parliament and made his case for a new national railway.
The Walrusby Toula Drimonis7h ago
Quebec’s unique history and fierce protection of French have long pushed it to do things on its own terms.
The Walrusby Max Cameron22h ago
Should United States president Donald Trump succeed in colonizing Canada, the process would be achieved by means of dividing Canadians against one another—starting with the referendum in Alberta...
The Walrusby Andrew Seale1d ago
Canada Has a New Apple. Its Story Is Bananas The Sunpunch features tropical notes and twenty-five years of research and testing Published 6:30, OCTOBER 7, 2026 Sunpunch apples grow on a farm in...
The Walrusby Samia Madwar1d ago
On October 9, 2025, Hamas and Israel agreed, through mediated talks, to a multi-stage plan outlined by the United States–led Board of Peace to end the fighting and allow humanitarian aid into Gaza...
The Walrusby Alex Cool-Fergus2d ago
The Parti Québécois won Quebec’s election. If you’ve been following provincial politics, this shouldn’t come as a surprise. However, one would be forgiven for being distracted. It’s been a year.
The Walrusby Ariella Garmaise2d ago
I have spent a not insignificant amount of time drafting a lede for my conversation with Patricia Lockwood, the writer whom The New Yorker described as having the “impish verve and provocative...
The Walrusby Philippe J. Fournier2d ago
I n 2018, after nearly half a century of alternating Liberal and Parti Québécois governments, François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec completely blew up Quebec’s established political order.
The Walrusby Stewart Prest3d ago
In my view, one of the best things about Canada is how the country found a way to settle fundamental differences—including debates over the future of the country—through democratic means.
The Walrusby Claire Porter Robbins3d ago
As separatist rallies in Alberta dominated headlines in recent months, one would expect that members of Parliament whose jobs are potentially on the line with the province’s upcoming referendum...
The Walrusby Isaac Peltz3d ago
Around 2,000 people gathered in Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square on September 14, preparing to march to the Art Gallery of Ontario, where Prime Minister Mark Carney’s much hyped Canada Investment...
The Walrusby Zalika Reid-Benta5d ago
The year was 2012 and I had just moved to New York City to pursue a master of fine arts in creative writing. For the first six months of my new life in Manhattan, I did not take the subway.
The Walrusby The Walrus Staff6d ago
The Walrus Foundation is announcing a $25,000 gift from the Honourable Jack Austin, PC, CM, OBC, a former federal cabinet minister and senator from British Columbia, that will allow us to expand to...
The Walrusby Caitlin Walsh Miller6d ago
The first thing I notice on arriving at Club Pays, a pro-sovereignty cafe and bar that opened earlier this year in Montreal, is a neon sign: “Bienvenue dans le Mouvement!” Welcome to the Movement!
The Walrusby Renée Sylvestre-Williams6d ago
When the Royal Bank of Canada and the Bank of Montreal announced this summer that they were selling their jointly owned digital-payments-processing company for approximately $2 billion, it was big...
The Walrusby Emily Donaldson6d ago
The afterlife of a book can follow unpredictable paths. It might vanish from publishers’ lists to be kept on life support by a small but stubborn republic of readers.
The Walrusby Wes O’Donnell7d ago
Canada just signed a $2.3 billion contract for a military satellite network of its own. The deal could grow to $2.7 billion, and it’ll cover the Canadian Armed Forces with secure Arctic...
The Walrusby Patrick Lennox7d ago
Right now, a central tenet of how Canadians govern themselves is being contested by Alberta premier Danielle Smith.
The Walrusby Kelly S. Thompson7d ago
In 2013, one of the most famous women in the world revealed that she was having a double mastectomy, despite not having cancer.
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