Siddhesh Inamdar

“The best that can be said is that art made by and for Canadians has not been wiped off the map.”

Our national arts funding has enabled more artists to piece together a living, but has it built a distinctly Canadian culture? @pleasuremotors.bsky.social explores: thewalrus.ca/how-i-managed-to...

“It’s a clever bit of political framing. It’s also a classic case of scapegoating.”

Writer Adnan R. Khan examines how a tool tracking applications for Labour Market Impact Assessments was turned into a political weapon against temporary foreign workers: thewalrus.ca/a-coder-built-a-...

John Candy’s boss fired him from his paper salesman job with a parting shot: “Never should have hired an actor.” For Candy, it was a sign. Author @pulmyears.bsky.social traces how that moment of rejection led him to stardom: thewalrus.ca/john-candy/

Exploring the past, present, and future of Canadian sovereignty in a changing world. Join us on October 28 at Rogers presents The Walrus Talks Sovereign Canada.

Tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-walru...

Canada’s arts sector runs on government money, but what does that mean for artists themselves?

Writer @pleasuremotors.bsky.social explores how public arts funding is "propping up an egregious amount of artistic activity" and how that shapes who gets to create: thewalrus.ca/how-i-managed-to...

School trustees have existed since the early 1800s, serving as a link between classrooms and communities. Now, Ontario education minister Paul Calandra wants to eliminate them. Writer @scottpiatkowski.bsky.social examines what's at stake: thewalrus.ca/im-a-school-trus...

Ultra-processed foods are often painted as the “bogeyman” of public health. But as University of Alberta professor @caulfieldtim.bsky.social writes, villainizing them “flattens a debate shaped by messy science and tangled policy.” thewalrus.ca/sure-ultra-proce...

Jane Goodall lived an extraordinary life—and left behind a powerful legacy. “She carved out an entirely new path in a field once dominated by men, redefining what it meant to be a scientist and conservationist,” writes @keriannmcgoogan.bsky.social. thewalrus.ca/jane-goodall/

Measles was something Alberta physician @monicakidd.bsky.social and her colleagues once spoke of in the past tense. Just last week, it took the life of a newborn baby.

Here, Kidd reports on how the return of the once-eliminated disease is straining hospitals: thewalrus.ca/how-alberta-beca...

In the aftermath of Jane Goodall’s passing, @keriannmcgoogan.bsky.social can feel only immense gratitude—not just for Goodall’s scientific contributions but for the way she inspired her and countless other women to believe in their ability to make change. thewalrus.ca/jane-goodall/

A generation ago, measles was declared eradicated from Canada. Today, Alberta reports more confirmed cases than the entire United States. How did it become the epicentre of Canada’s outbreak? Physician and journalist @monicakidd.bsky.social explores: thewalrus.ca/how-alberta-beca...

It was the political equivalent of a drive-by shooting: during a parliamentary meeting on public safety and national security, former cabinet minister Chris Alexander accused journalist David Pugliese of being a Russian spy. @taylornoakes.com investigates: thewalrus.ca/a-veteran-report...

In late 2023, thousands filed into a packed Toronto theatre to wait for a legend: the one and only Jane Goodall would be taking the stage. Author and biological anthropologist @keriannmcgoogan.bsky.social celebrates her first inspiration in primatology: thewalrus.ca/jane-goodall/

In every modern conflict, new technology emerges to change the battle space. In our era, it is the drone. National security expert Wesley Wark traces its rise and examines why Canada, once a pioneer, is now playing catch-up: thewalrus.ca/how-canada-squan...

“I didn’t go into politics to fight Conservative politicians who were sexist and denied climate change. I was just trying to do my job.”

Former cabinet minister @cathmckenna.bsky.social recounts the misogyny she confronted throughout her political career: thewalrus.ca/they-called-her-...

How do you picture Donald Trump?

In January, writer @rwarnica.bsky.social visited the Phillips Collection, America’s first museum of modern art, with Isabelle Brourman: the artist who may come closest to “excavating what there is of Trump’s soul.” thewalrus.ca/the-artist-who-t...

An AI-powered world will demand hard choices between the needs of humanity and those of machines, but how can we properly allocate critical resources when Big Tech is keeping us in the dark about AI’s environmental footprint? Christopher Pollon explores: thewalrus.ca/ai-environmental...

In publishing, the sales track influences everything: how agents pitch books, how editors buy books, and how readers select books. “The primacy of track, in other words, is a barometer for the health of literary culture,” writes @tajjaisen.bsky.social. thewalrus.ca/the-publishing-i...

Although we now eat fewer apples than we once did, apples (and bananas) continue to be the most consumed fresh fruit per capita. Here, writer and naturalist Priyanka Kumar traces America’s complicated love affair with the fruit: thewalrus.ca/to-understand-am...

Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye sold just 2,000 copies in its first year. Today, it’s a number many authors can’t recover from. Writer @tajjaisen.bsky.social examines how the publishing industry’s sales track can make or break careers before they even begin: thewalrus.ca/the-publishing-i...

Why does ADHD get missed in girls? “There’s no masking screening tool for ADHD,” says Ana-Maria Butura, an ADHD researcher who has conducted studies on masking. “The current screening and diagnostic tools were based on research that was done on boys.” thewalrus.ca/adhd-girls/

What happens when a book you poured years into tanks? In publishing, that failure doesn’t just disappear—it follows you. As @tajjaisen.bsky.social explains, writers carry failure on their record, “no matter the reasons for the flop.” thewalrus.ca/the-publishing-i...

What will it take for us to want to grow apple trees for our grandchildren?

Priyanka Kumar examines the apple’s place in the lives of America’s founding fathers and mothers—and meditates on how it could shape her own children’s relationship to the land: thewalrus.ca/to-understand-am...

“Canadian experience”—for many newcomers, these words close every professional door. In 2023, Ontario announced a plan to ban requirements about Canadian work experience in job postings. But even if unwritten, the rule still shapes immigrant underemployment. thewalrus.ca/canada-is-wastin...

Amid the devastation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, tens of thousands of Ukrainian children are being forcibly held in Russia. Writers Sarah Treleaven and Jamie Levin spotlight the families and networks risking everything to bring them back: thewalrus.ca/ukrainian-children/

“If the university exists only to warehouse knowledge and to transmit tradition, then it is doomed.”

Philosophy and religion professor Robert Gibbs reflects on what universities must do to stay relevant in an era defined by AI: thewalrus.ca/universities-in-...

Looking for your next favourite read? The Walrus staff have rounded up the top ten books of fall to help you find it: thewalrus.ca/best-books-2025/

“We all deserve peace. Palestinians, Israelis, and the rest of us.”

The events of October 7, 2023, reshaped journalist Marsha Lederman’s sense of identity, safety, and responsibility. Here, she reflects on her search for “the humanitarian middle”: thewalrus.ca/the-difficulties...

For decades, Canada’s defence has relied on interoperability—building a military designed to work in lockstep with its US counterpart. The idea that Canada would ever act militarily apart from the US was once inconceivable. But is this still the case? thewalrus.ca/buying-the-f-35-...

For years, Canada has been one of the top destinations for skilled immigrants in the world. Why, then, are we still wasting the value that they bring? thewalrus.ca/canada-is-wastin...