Pierre Poilievre has promised to shake up Canadian politics if he and the Conservative Party win the next election. He speaks in punchy slogans, but what would he actually do in power? The Walrus asked political observers how his rhetoric might look in practice. Matt Speirs reads If He WinsPar Accessible Media Inc

In some cases, screen time might actually be helping your kids. Lori Wilson reads Stop Panicking about Your Kid’s Screen TimePar Roger Ashby, Lori Wilson

An AI engineer reckons with the moral implications of his work. Lori Wilson reads When Facial Recognition Helps Police Target Black FacesPar Roger Ashby, Lori Wilson

After the forest fires, almost everybody left, all the neighbours left. I could have stayed, but I — I took the opportunity to hit the road. Marjorie Nicolaou reads Nour Abi-Nakhoul's fictional story, Smokehouse.Par Roger Ashby

The alarming cross-border influence of America’s political turmoil. Lori Wilson reads Why Canada Should Worry about Trump’s Second ComingPar Roger Ashby, Lori Wilson

The key to fixing our democracy? Dismantle an electoral system that panders to the culture of celebrity. Paul Berry reads Canada’s Prime Ministers: More like Monarchs than You ThinkPar roger ashby, paul berry

According to Justin Ling, Justin Trudeau’s $840 million spending spree has led to hidden deals, wasted money, and useless improvements. Lori Wilson reads Shadow Government: The Consulting Firms Telling Ottawa What to DoPar Lori Wilson, Justin Ling, Roger Ashby

Fat people are constantly told they have to shed pounds. What will weight loss–inducing medicines really cost us? Lori Wilson reads The Ozempic Era Is Distorting What We See as Healthy.Par Accessible Media Inc

Disturbing allegations of police collusion came to light after Umar Zameer’s acquittal in a police officer’s death. Lori Wilson reads The Murder Trial That Exposed Toronto’s Police Misconduct Crisis.Par Accessible Media Inc

How hundreds of Chinese researchers across the country were identified as undercover scientists. Lori Wilson reads Canada’s Universities Are a Pipeline for Chinese Military TechnologyPar Accessible Media Inc

Theories have surfaced in the past few decades that the way humans heal from adversity is not typically by ‘thinking’ their way out, but primarily within and through our bodies. Marjorie Nicolaou reads You Can’t Talk Your Way Out of DepressionPar Accessible Media Inc

New technology might help us combat the climate crisis. But is it safe to tinker with the seas? Lori Wilson reads As Temperatures Rise, So Does Pressure to Engineer the OceanPar Accessible Media Inc

Lori Wilson reads In a Province Where Electricity Is Cheap, How Do You Get Consumers to Use Less Power?Par Accessible Media Inc

Jason Guriel still recalls when comics were childish, outlaw, and slightly problematic. Read by Lori Wilson.Par Accessible Media Inc

Romana Didulo believes she has communed with aliens and been recognized by Donald Trump. When she and her inner circle moved to Richmound, Saskatchewan, some residents protested to kick her out. Others saw an opportunity. Read by Paul Berry.Par Accessible Media Inc

The spike in teen mental distress and disruptive behaviour will require extreme steps and one of them is removing cellphones from schools. Read by Lori Wilson.Par Accessible Media Inc

In many cities newly planted trees are often left to fend for themselves. Vancouver managed to buck the trend, and its urban canopy is flourishing.Par Accessible Media Inc

Familial separation can have devastating consequences on mental health and productivity.Par Accessible Media Inc

Thousands of migrants die trying to cross into the US from Mexico. Each year activists follow their harrowing trekPar Accessible Media Inc

Menstruation ties us to the land in ways we've all but forgotten.Par Accessible Media Inc

In her new novel, Rachel Cusk makes the case for becoming a stranger to yourself.Par Accessible Media Inc

Victoria Chan says nostalgia has always seemed more bitter than sweet to her, but every time she indulges in it she finds it serves a purpose.Par Accessible Media Inc

Canadian voters are begging gor something, anything, different.Par Accessible Media Inc

The real threat with artificial intelligence is that we'll fall prey to its hype.Par Accessible Media Inc

What does Diet Pepsi taste like? It taste like faux sweetness and maximum carbonation, and takes me back to my teen years.Par Accessible Media Inc

What Richard Remick learned about being a writer from trying to finish a dead man's bookPar Accessible Media Inc

We love acquiring, hoarding and displaying books even more than we love reading them.Par Accessible Media Inc

One man's war against what he called 'pious versicles' lead to an enduring work of children's literaturePar Accessible Media Inc

Why is it so hard to figure out a workplace arrangement that's good for everyone?Par Accessible Media Inc

Personal guides, private chefs, helicopter rides. Tensions are rising between Sherpas, who do the hard work, and the foreign climbers they escort to the top of the mountains.Par Accessible Media Inc

It's a privilege to take paid time when your baby is born. But the system is far from equal.Par Accessible Media Inc

Cooling the planet will be impossible without direct human intervention. How can we safely save the world?Par Accessible Media Inc

The Taliban extremist group uses social media to legitimise itselfPar Accessible Media Inc

Montreal's Olympic stadium's new roof will cost tax payers nearly a billion dollars. Is it time to let the concrete relic die?Par The Walrus, Roger Ashby, Toula Drimonis, Montreal's Olympic stadium, concrete relic

for many Indigenous employees, workplace diversity initiatives miss the mark.Par Accessible Media Inc

Farmers are struggling to compete against larger operations. Is automation the answer?Par Accessible Media Inc

Clever, carnal, conniving Alexis Carrington of dynasty stalked into the courtroomPar Accessible Media Inc

The Ukrainian government put in a marshal order that restricted some people from leaving the country. this is the story about how one family fled.Par Accessible Media Inc

The grocery chain Loblaws is now involved in pharmacare, financial services and real-estate with no signs of slowing down.Par Accessible Media Inc

Tech companies are creating conditions that will deal a death blow to journalism everywherePar Accessible Media Inc

For Court and Spark, Joni the lonely, Joni the soloist, did something nobody expected her to do. She hired a band.Par Accessible Media Inc

How did Mount-pleasant cemetery group amass 1.2 billion in assets - and so much powerPar Accessible Media Inc

Antibiotics may become useless in our lifetime. Doctors are looking to the past for helpPar Accessible Media Inc

Norval Morrisseau is one of the most famous Indigenous artists anywhere. Then the fakes of his works surfaced - and kept comingPar Accessible Media Inc

Activists and dissidents come to Canada to escape inprisonment or assassination. But the government doesn't take their safety seriously.Par Accessible Media Inc

Can vegan cheese pass the taste test?Par Accessible Media Inc

In an exclusive interview, a confident Prime Minister addresses his doubtersPar Accessible Media Inc

Bullying. Harassment. Horrible bosses. Are work places inherently toxic?Par Accessible Media Inc

The impossible promise of the first planned Palestinian community in the occupied West BankPar Accessible Media Inc

Conservatives are busy making accusations of 'eco radicalism' while the world burns. It wasn't always that wayPar Accessible Media Inc