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Carmine Starnino

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I edit for thewalrus.ca. Most recent book is Dirty Words: Selected Poems 1997-2016 bit.ly/3hZXOED

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Martin Patriquin @patriquin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
How Paul St-Pierre Plamondon Learned to Stop Worrying and Blame Immigrants The Parti Québécois leader built his comeback on the bigotry he once condemned thewalrus.ca/how-st-pierr...
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How St-Pierre Plamondon Learned to Stop Worrying and Blame Immigrants | The Walrus
The Parti Québécois leader built his comeback on the bigotry he once condemned
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Harley Rustad @harleyrustad.com · 16/09/2026
Our Best Books of Fall 2026 is out! My pick is an excellent new book by Andrew Westoll about the place/role of zoos today. thewalrus.ca/best-books-2...
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The Best Books of Fall 2026 | The Walrus
Ten titles you’ll need to get your hands on
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Hannah Main @hannahmain.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Leilani Farha is in Halifax today doing a Massey Lecture on this very topic! In this piece, she notes that the first residential REIT in Canada launched in 1997. There was a world before REITs. I know there will be a world after REITs. thewalrus.ca/the-corporat...
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The Corporate Takeover of Canada’s Apartments Is Worse than You Think | The Walrus
Property investors have discovered that getting rid of tenants is very good business
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Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Every word that @vassb.bsky.social says here. 🔥💻🔥💻
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Seven Experts on How Canada Survives Trump’s Trade War | The Walrus
The country faces a punishing economic and political fight with no easy end
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Philippe J. Fournier @338canada.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
⚜️Quebec’s Election Is Closing In, and the CAQ Is Still in Trouble 📊My latest for @thewalrus.ca with numbers from @pallasdata.bsky.social ↓ thewalrus.ca/frechette-qu...
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Quebec’s Election Is Closing In, and the CAQ Is Still in Trouble | The Walrus
Polls say Fréchette is leading the party toward its worst showing ever
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Michelle Shephard @michelleshephard.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Our relationship with our pets is so hard to put in words.. I tried in this short essay for @thewalrus.ca about our beloved Parker and what dogs teach us about loss and living. thewalrus.ca/the-trouble-...
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The Trouble with Loving a Dog | The Walrus
They will eventually leave you facing a grief few people know how to measure
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 01/07/2026
Donald Trump’s annexation threats have reignited Canadian patriotism, but Dónal Gill argues our vulnerabilities were exposed much earlier. After nearly forty years of deep economic integration with the US, can Canada still chart an independent course? ow.ly/GHLE50Zj0Re
On the left: a photo of a hand erasing the maple leaf of an illustrated Canadian flag on a blue background. On the right: text that reads “Canada’s mistake was believing the border no longer mattered. Free trade with the US made us wealthier. It also left us vulnerable”
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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Some #CanLit content in advance of #CanadaDay: A profile of Nelly Arcan, who turned her years as an escort into powerful fiction. An excerpt in The Walrus from Myra Bloom's new book, Evasive Manoeuvres: Canadian Women’s Confessional Writing.
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She Wanted to Be Seen as a Writer. The World Saw Her as a Sex Worker | The Walrus
Nelly Arcan turned her years as an escort into powerful fiction, but the persona trapped her for life
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David Pugliese @davidpugliese.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
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Why Canada Needs to Walk Away from NORAD | The Walrus
The defence pact that protected us now leaves us dangerously dependent on Washington
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Philippe de Grosbois @metronomephil.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Je ne comprends pas de quoi s'inquiètent ces « experts », l'oracle Bengio est très satisfait...
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Jim Handman.bsky.social @sciencejim.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Excellent and urgent article. A must read thewalrus.ca/the-next-pan...
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The Next Pandemic May Already Be Brewing | The Walrus
Bird flu has crossed into cows, infected humans, and spread across continents. Experts are deeply uneasy
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 06/05/2026
A huge thank you to Jennifer F. Longhurst who returns as #TheWalrusGala 2026 National Auction Sponsor. Her generous support helps make this year’s auction a spectacular selection of exceptional items and experiences for people in Canada to bid on.
A bright pink square is positioned in the middle of an orange, yellow, and pale pink gradient background. Text inside the square reads “National Auction Sponsor: Jennifer F. Longhurst." Text above the square reads: “The Walrus Gala. In Conversation.”
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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
My latest in @thewalrus.ca examines the patchwork obfuscation the government has used to deflect, deny and avoid answering questions about Canada’s role in the U.S. - Israeli war on Iran: thewalrus.ca/ottawa-says-...
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Ottawa Says It’s Not Involved in the Iran War. It Might Be Lying | The Walrus
The trail of evidence linking Canadian forces to the conflict keeps growing
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Carmine Starnino @cstarnino.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
You can read our recent piece on the dystopian ethics of Polymarket here thewalrus.ca/prediction-m...
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Brett Popplewell @b-popps.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Earlier this winter, I spent time reporting from Greenland. The threat of an American invasion had transformed the quiet Arctic city of Nuuk into an unlikely stage for a global showdown—a rallying point for NATO troops and international diplomats all trying to preserve the rules-bound world order.
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Mel Woods @melwoods.me · 13/04/2026
I'm at that point in life where we've have several friends buying houses in the past couple years, and many more who can't see a future where they ever will. Really great piece that verbalizes a lot of the push and pull. thewalrus.ca/i-bought-a-h...
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I Bought a House and Became Part of the Problem | The Walrus
Homeownership is now a retirement plan, pension substitute, nest egg. And that’s exactly what’s broken
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colin horgan @cfhorgan.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
A dispatch from me from the Liberal convention last weekend – about the shift from romance to reality, the 'useful fictions' we eventually outlive, and the strange experience of seeing your own professional past audited in real-time. via @thewalrus.ca thewalrus.ca/what-i-learn...
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What I Learned at the Liberal Convention as Carney Clinches His Majority | The Walrus
The party’s principles now depend on what the moment requires
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
rene levesque
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Charles Mire 🇨🇦 @charlesmire.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
This article raises a lot of interesting finance points. Canada should be developing a solid strategy for this vulnerability. thewalrus.ca/why-your-cre...
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Why Your Credit Card Is a National Security Threat | The Walrus
Every Visa and Mastercard purchase runs through a US network that can be weaponized against Canada
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The Canadian Shield Institute @canadianshieldinstitute.ca · 23/03/2026
What does it mean that Manitoba is banning algorithmic pricing? Shield Managing Director @vassb.bsky.social spoke to @cstarnino.bsky.social at The Walrus to get into why this is a big deal for consumers, and a big deal for how we govern the digital realm. thewalrus.ca/manitoba-mov...
The use of pricing algorithms isn’t new. 
What’s newer is just how much personal data 
and information these companies are able 
to access, and advancements in AI and 
machine learning have made it possible 
to extract and analyze it at massive scales.

Vass Bednar, Managing Director, Canadian Shield Institute
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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Grateful that @cstarnino.bsky.social and the @thewalrus.ca approached me this weekend to re-print my original reporting and exclusive regarding Canadian involvement in Op. Southern Spear thewalrus.ca/how-canada-i...
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How Canada Is Being Pulled into America’s War on “Narco-Terrorists” | The Walrus
Military exchanges and intelligence links mean Ottawa may be closer to the lethal strikes than it admits
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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
I’m a one-woman show, so if this kind of reporting speaks to you please consider becoming a paid subscriber to my substack 🙏🏼 (working on launching the rest of my project in the coming weeks) substack.com/@thestateoft...
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The State of Things | Substack
Issues of national security, geo-politics, global affairs, extremism, and mis/dis information are critical. The State of Things with Christy Somos provides the context and analysis you need.
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Maral Karimi @maralkay.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
My contribution to @thewalrus.ca on what the coverage of #IranWar is missing: External war does not automatically produce democratic transition. It can strengthen the very security institutions that suppressed the #WomanLifeFreedom movement. thewalrus.ca/iran-foreign...
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Eight Experts on What You’re Not Being Told about the War in Iran | The Walrus
The questions that aren’t making it into the battlefield dispatches
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Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
My short text, along with 7 others (including Maral Karimi, Janice Stein, Wesley Wark, Greg Fyffe, others), for The Walrus: My main point - “The real test now is turning tactical dominance into strategic success.” thewalrus.ca/iran-foreign...
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Eight Experts on What You’re Not Being Told about the War in Iran | The Walrus
The questions that aren’t making it into the battlefield dispatches
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Zeb Larson @zeblarson.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
I'm just saying, we could still do this
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Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Here is the episode with Michelle. We cover a lot of dark subjects—white supremacist movements, the new Trump era, Guantanamo Bay, etc—but also how she manages to not get emotionally crushed while covering all these.
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Podcast Episode · What Happened Next: a podcast about newish books · 02/09/2026 · 30m
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Simon Lewsen @simonlewsen.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Here's my latest essay for @thewalrus.ca. As a parent, I understand the impulse to protect kids. Danger is real. And on the other side of danger? Unimaginable loss. But safety, I've come to believe, is inversely correlated with freedom—which, for kids, is sacrosanct. thewalrus.ca/is-it-danger...
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Is It Dangerous to Let Kids Be Free? | The Walrus
From bus rides to playgrounds, we are raising our children in a culture of fear
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Liz Renzetti @lizrenzetti.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
"To me, it was more proof that as an abused woman, I couldn’t trust the police to help keep me and my family safe." I've been waiting to read Lisa Banfield's account of what happened at Portapique and after, and it's chilling (via @thewalrus.ca) thewalrus.ca/lisa-banfiel...
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I Survived Canada’s Deadliest Mass Shooter. Then I Had to Prove It | The Walrus
After authorities cast doubt on my account, I returned to Portapique to relive the harrowing night I fled for my life
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The Walrus | Canada's Conversation [Unofficial] @thewalrus.ca.web.brid.gy · 05/01/2026
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Canada’s Best Answer to Trump’s New World Order? Build Faster
Our race for sovereignty runs through housing, transit, pipes, and ports The post Canada’s Best Answer to Trump’s New World Order? Build Faster first appeared on The Walrus.
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Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Spoiler for tomorrow’s episode, which gets, uh, *heated*. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT is presented by @thewalrus.ca Find it at all the podcast places. thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
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Michael Kovrig @kovrig.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
After Canada imposed duties on China’s EVs, steel, and aluminum, Beijing targeted Canadian commodities, closing a multi-billion-dollar market. Now the governments are negotiating. This week with @cstarnino.bsky.social, editor of @thewalrus.ca, I unpack PRC tactics and strategic ambitions. Link ⬇ 1/7
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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
"The United States is in an ideological K-hole, disassociating and disoriented, paralyzed and lost somewhere in its own private reality." Fantastic line! But seriously, this is a great piece about post-neoliberalism and Canada needing to find its way in the new reality.
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Carney Thinks He Can Make Government Work Again. Good Luck with That | The Walrus
The rules are gone, institutions are broken, everyone's pissed off
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David Cavlovic🇨🇦🍁 @davidcavlovic.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
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Can Carney Build a New Majority Around the Promise of Getting Things Done? | The Walrus
The Liberals’ most powerful message may simply be: government can work
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 12/12/2025
Souvankham Thammavongsa is a woman wholly uninterested in shrinking. The Walrus associate editor Ariella Garmaise sits down with the two-time Giller Prize winner to talk about ambition, self-possession, and why she refuses to perform humility for anyone: thewalrus.ca/souvankham-thamm...
On the left: an image of Souvankham Thammavongsa sitting on a concrete floor. On the right: text that reads "Souvankham Thammavongsa doesn't mind if you're jealous of her career. In both her writing and life, the two-time winner of the Giller Prize does exactly what she wants.”
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Arno Kopecky @arnokopecky.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
"The energy sector really likes this deal. Everything we’re hearing is that it’s Christmas come early for that sector." I'm late to this great @stewartprest.ca & @cstarnino.bsky.social chat, but struck by this comment. Says everything one needs to know about the MOU. thewalrus.ca/alberta-bc-p...
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Carney’s Pipeline Deal Lifts Up Alberta and Demotes BC to Second-Class Status | The Walrus
This is not how a federation is supposed to work
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
My latest...👇 Bro, Enough with the Protein. You’re Just Making Expensive Pee thewalrus.ca/enough-with-... via @thewalrus.ca The protein blitzkrieg has been felt. Consumers are responding. Marketing has won. Reality: "People have lost their minds on this one." Needed: Healthy & balanced!
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Bro, Enough with the Protein. You’re Just Making Expensive Pee | The Walrus
Experts say the hype around the latest dietary must-have has become a farce
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 02/12/2025
From childhood picket lines with his teacher parents to challenging his own party on climate, housing, and Indigenous rights, @beynate.bsky.socials career asks a simple question: How far can honesty really take you in politics? thewalrus.ca/nate-erskine-smi...
On the left: Photo of politician Nate Erskine-Smith sitting at a desk with a microphone and Toronto Blue Jay's hat. On the right: text that reads “Nate Erskine-Smith Has Built a Political Career on Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud. Reddit threads, podcast rants, and candid Substacks: the Liberal MP is testing how far honesty can take him.”
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 01/12/2025
For music to be considered "Canadian content," two of the following criteria must be Canadian: music, artist, performance, or lyrics. But can a rigid set of rules established in 1971 successfully protect the industry from modern day threats? thewalrus.ca/amid-buy-canadia...
On the left: an image of two hands holding up a record with a maple leaf design and a pair of headphones. On the right: text that reads “Amid Buy Canadian, should we “Listen Canadian” too? Rising tensions with the US have disrupted tours, festivals, and the economics of being a musician”
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 02/12/2025
Reconciliation rooted in truth, backed by action—that is the path Canada vowed to walk. Here, writer and filmmaker Julian Brave NoiseCat urges Prime Minister Mark Carney to stay the course—even when the political winds shift. thewalrus.ca/mr-carney-about-...
On the left: a collage of three images of prime minister Mark Carney speaking at a podium. On the right: text that reads “Mr. Carney, about that pipeline deal—we need to talk. You’re acting like Indigenous consent matters only when convenient. Please prove us wrong”
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Carmine Starnino @cstarnino.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
@nickhunebrown.bsky.social, you're a prince. Human to human, thanks so much for taking time.
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Wency Leung @wencyleung.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
"You can’t have a mix of things that are true and not true in your news publication or the whole thing is destroyed." Smart, thoughtful Q&A between @nickhunebrown.bsky.social and @thewalrus.ca's Carmine Starnino about AI's creep into journalism thewalrus.ca/the-phantom-...
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The Phantom Writer Who Fooled the Internet | The Walrus
The bot-assisted fake journalism of “Victoria Goldiee” and why editors should be very worried
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Stephen Kimber @skimber.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Is Canada Helping Identify Boats the US Is Blowing Up? Read John Kirk's and my essay in The Walrus. thewalrus.ca/us-boat-stri...
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Is Canada Helping Identify Boats the US Is Blowing Up? | The Walrus
Ottawa insists its existing missions are separate from Trump’s lethal operations
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 15/11/2025
The threats Canada is facing “have evolved considerably over the past twenty-five years,” says Dan Rogers, director of the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service. Here, he speaks to Wesley Wark about the many ways the Service has adapted: thewalrus.ca/spy-boss-dan-rog...
On the left: an image of CSIS director Daniel Rogers. On the right: text that reads “Spy boss Dan Rogers has the hardest job in Ottawa. He takes the helm amid Trump’s return, internal turmoil, and a shifting threat landscape”
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Stephen Maher @stephenmaher.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
My Family’s 240-Year Journey Shows Why Canada Will Never Bow to Trump thewalrus.ca/my-familys-2...
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My Family’s 240-Year Journey Shows Why Canada Will Never Bow to Trump | The Walrus
I turned to history—and my ancestors—to understand the country’s resistance to American domination
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 05/11/2025
From Ukraine, the lesson is clear: adaptation matters. Lieutenant General Michael Wright speaks to Wesley Wark about his plan to “flood the zone” and harness bottom-up drone innovation across the Canadian Army. thewalrus.ca/canadian-army-to...
On the left: a photo of a blue sky featuring several different flying drones. On the right: text that reads “Canadian army to ‘flood the zone’ with drones, commander says. In a candid interview, Lieutenant General Wright outlines plans to dramatically overhaul how the military fights”
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George Murray @bookninja.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Here's the digital version of my latest poem from The Walrus. thewalrus.ca/grawlix/
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Grawlix | The Walrus
Sharp cornered, nonsensical, / yet fully understood
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 29/10/2025
Polls weren’t budging, separatists were gaining momentum at the last possible moment—the 1995 Quebec referendum was a true political cliffhanger. Writer Paul Wells recounts how close Canada came to splitting apart: thewalrus.ca/quebec-referendum/
On the left: a black and white photo of a politician. Behind him is a monochrome blue photo of a crowd holding signs that read “Oui.” On the right: text that reads “‘If it stays like this, they’re going to win!’: the 1995 referendum that nearly ended Canada. Inside the moment a Montreal journalist realized Quebec might actually leave the country and tried to warn everyone”
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 23/10/2025
When America sneezes, the world catches a cold—and with a trade relationship worth $1 trillion a year, Canada stands to get sick. Writer @davidmoscrop.com breaks down how the US trade war is one force pushing Canada in the direction of a recession: thewalrus.ca/are-we-in-a-rece...
On the left: a photo showing a crowd of people below a graph line in decline. On the right: text that reads "Are we in a recession? Technically, no, But Carney will have a tough job convincing Canadians drowning in debt and raising prices"
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Sarah Boon @snowhydro.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
How Canada can modernize its military by capitalizing on drone technology developed right here at home. thewalrus.ca/how-canada-s...
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How Canada Squandered Its Drone Lead | The Walrus
We slipped from pioneer to bystander, but the war in Ukraine is forcing a reboot
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