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Neighbourhood Watch

Bracing insights into Canada’s always uneasy relationship with our closest friend

David M. Malone

He Told Us So

A veteran contrarian on why free trade is failing

Krzysztof Pelc

Spending Like There’s No Tomorrow

Why don’t Canadians save more of their resource wealth?

Madelaine Drohan
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March 2025

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Cover illustration for March 2025 by Tom Chitty.
"March of the Penguins," by Tom Chitty.

Square and Fair

Canada in the eyes of others

Kyle Wyatt
Illustration by Karsten Petrat for Pearl Eliadis’s March 2025 review of “The Life and Death of Freedom of Expression” by Richard Moon.

So to Speak

Canadian free expression is not American free speech

Pearl Eliadis
Illustration by Blair Kelly for Andrew Torry’s March 2025 review of “On the Other Hand: Canadian Multiculturalism and Its Progressive Critics,” by Phil Ryan.

Loose Threads

The lesser-known critics of multiculturalism

Andrew Torry
Photograph for Bruce K. Ward’s March 2025 review of "Louis Riel: Prophète du Nouveau Monde," by Jean Meyer.

Heretical or Heroic?

A European perspective on Louis Riel

Bruce K. Ward
Illustration by Silas Kaufman for Tom Jokinen’s March 2025 review of “The Riel Problem: Canada, the Métis, and a Resistant Hero” by Albert Braz.

The Man, the Myth, the T-shirts

In the shadow of Louis Riel

Tom Jokinen
Illustration by Dave Murray for David Dunne’s March 2025 review of “Finding Molly Johnson: Irish Famine Orphans in Canada” by Mark G. McGowan.

Little Orphan Áine

A story we like to tell ourselves

David Dunne
Illustration by Matthew Daley for Steven Threndyle’s March 2025 review of “A Perfect Day for a Walk” by Bill Arnott.

Walkie Talkie

One wayfarer’s history of Vancouver

Steven Threndyle
Illustration by David Parkins for Sandra Martin’s March 2025 review of “The Haunted Wood” by Sam Leith.

Of Pigs and Potions

The enduring delights of children’s books

Sandra Martin
Illustration by Mateusz Napieralski for Stephen Marche’s March 2025 essay on Covid-19.

The Grey Plateau

When the world stopped five years ago

Stephen Marche
Illustration by Neil Webb for Barbara Sibbald’s March 2025 review of “Travels up the Creek: A Biologist’s Search for a Paddle” by Lorne Fitch.

Upstream Battle

Lessons on environmental stewardship

Barbara Sibbald
Illustration by Nicole Iu for Ruth Panofsky’s March 2025 review of “Line Breaks: A Writing Life,” by George Galt.

A Life in Print

George Galt on and off the page

Ruth Panofsky
Illustration by Paige Stampatori for Robert McGill’s March 2025 essay on Alice Munro.

Namesake

What I didn’t know I knew about Alice Munro

Robert McGill
Illustration by Jamie Bennett for Meral Jamal’s March 2025 review of “White World” by Saad T. Farooqi.

A Fractured Future

Saad T. Farooqi’s debut novel

Meral Jamal

Costs of Living

Unique spins on bad bargains

Kevin Jagernauth
Illustration by Sarah Farquhar for Amanda Perry’s March 2025 review of “Amiante” by Sébastien Dulude.

A Thirst for Destruction

Sébastien Dulude’s mine craft

Amanda Perry
Photograph for Kyle Wyatt’s March 2025 review of “The Passenger Seat” by Vijay Khurana.

True Depths

A haunting tragedy on the road north

Kyle Wyatt
Photograph for Ian Canon’s March 2025 review of “Chandelier” by David O’Meara.

The Little Things

David O’Meara turns to prose

Ian Canon
Illustration by Sandi Falconer for Alexander Sallas’s March 2025 review of “Hello, Horse” by Richard Kelly Kemick.

Saddle Up

Richard Kelly Kemick’s eclectic collection

Alexander Sallas
Illustration by Gwendoline Le Cunff for Bronwyn Averett’s March 2025 review of “Subterrane” by Valérie Bah.

Gritty Corners

Valérie Bah documents the margins

Bronwyn Averett

Confessions of a Bookseller

You can take my word for it

James Lindsay