Voices of The Walrus
Let us take you into the pages of the Walrus as a chorus of vibrant voices bring to life essays, fiction, poetry, illustrations and photography from some of Canada’s best writers and artists.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 607
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
How the 1980s Engineered the Collapse of the Working Class
The ‘80s haven’t gone away. Forty years later, policies to prop up the super-rich are still going strong.
Lori Wilson reads How the 1980s Engineered the Collapse of the Working Class
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The Spectacular Fall of Victoria Gold, Once the Darling of Yukon Mining
Taxpayers will be stuck paying for the cleanup of the Eagle mine disaster.
Lori Wilson reads The Spectacular Fall of Victoria Gold, Once the Darling of Yukon Mining
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Why Is Canada Protecting the Names of Suspected Nazis?
Ottawa won’t disclose a list of alleged war criminals believed to have sheltered here after the Second World War.
Lori Wilson reads Why Is Canada Protecting the Names of Suspected Nazis?
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Want to Raise a Kid in Canada? That’ll Be $293,000. . . and climbing
Millennials aren’t forgoing parenthood due to the cost of strollers or a second car. They’re thinking about the high cost-of-living, sky-rocketing housing prices and reliable childcare.
Marjorie Nicol…
Memoirs Are Almost Impossible to Sell
Publishers are turning away from personal stories. Have readers stopped caring about each other’s lives?
Lori Wilson reads Memoirs Are Almost Impossible to Sell
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I Can’t Buy a Home, So I’m Fixing Up a Decrepit Farmhouse
In Cape Breton, housing was never an issue. But now that she’s been priced out Emily Latimer is picking up the power tools.Lori Wilson reads I Can’t Buy a Home, So I’m Fixing Up a Decrepit Farmhouse
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Your Doctor Won’t See You Now—or Ever Again
The Canadian Medical Association reports that more than 6.5 million of Canada’s 41 million people lack access to regular primary care. Why is family medicine dying? Paul Berry reads Your Doctor Won’t…
Cuts to Toronto Schools Are Carving into Bone
Mice and rat infestations, leaky roofs, a lack of staff and class supplies - inside the gradual erosion of public education in Ontario. Lori Wilson reads Cuts to Toronto Schools Are Carving into Bone
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In Gaza, Language Is All We Have Left
Every day, Palestinians mourn in the Arabic language. If the world understood the beauty of their words, perhaps they might care about them.
Lori Wilson reads In Gaza, Language Is All We Have Left
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Seven Years after #MeToo: What Is the Cost of Speaking Up?
NDAs are silencing whistleblowers and sexual assault victims.
Lori Wilson reads Seven Years after #MeToo: What Is the Cost of Speaking Up?
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Tech Titans Should Pay to Save Canada’s Newsrooms
It’s time to take seriously the idea of using digital taxes to rebuild journalism.
Matt Speirs reads Tech Titans Should Pay to Save Canada’s Newsrooms
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Lori Wilson reads The Multi-Trillion-Dollar Wellness Industry Is Making Us Sick
An Elite Law School Promised Reforms, Then Made Inclusion Impossible
Lori Wilson reads Blaming Immigrants Is a Gateway to Far-Right Extremism
The Quebec Secession Crisis Is Coming, and Canada Isn’t Ready
Why Quebec sovereigntists see their chance now, is Canada prepared for another referendum fight?
Paul Berry reads The Quebec Secession Crisis Is Coming, and Canada Isn’t Ready
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The $20 Sandwich That Could Topple Trudeau
Consumer rage is real—and it’s shaping the next election, but blaming Liberal policies is misguided.
Paul Berry reads The $20 Sandwich That Could Topple Trudeau
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My husband wanted to have a child. I didn’t. Here is how it went.
Looking back on her early life helped Nicole Louie understand that not becoming a mother had presented itself as a magic shield that would protect her from the bad experiences of her mother and grand…
How We Treat Bears in Cities Is Trash
Too many bears are becoming casualties in the battle of the bins.
Lori Wilson reads How We Treat Bears in Cities Is Trash
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The Carbon Tax Is Good for Canadians. Why Axe It?
Pierre Poilievre’s sloganeering ‘Axe the Tax’ is based on a false premise. But the Liberals fumbled a smart carbon policy.
Lori Wilson reads The Carbon Tax Is Good for Canadians. Why Axe It?
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The Collapse of Self-Worth in the Digital Age
Why are we letting algorithms rewrite the rules of art, work, and life?
Marjorie Nicolaou reads The Collapse of Self-Worth in the Digital Age
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