Voices of The Walrus

The ancient art of duelling makes a comeback. Lori Wilson reads How to Win an 18th-Century Swordfight About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabi...

Sex, blood, and perfectly lit fruit. Welcome to art in the age of Instagram. Lori Wilson reads Painting in Pixels  About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadian...

China is secretly executing Canadians. A former prisoner explains how Beijing uses the death penalty as diplomatic leverage. Marjorie Nicolaou reads Capital Crimes  About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s visio...

Many established communities are embracing anti-newcomer rhetoric. Lori Wilson reads When Immigrants Oppose Immigration  About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Ca...

A pandemic pastime has grown into something deeper, why everyone you know is suddenly a birder. Lori Wilson reads Even Pigeons are beautifulby Julia Zarankin. Julia Zarankin is the author of Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder. About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services,...

Mark Carney’s personal drive is relentless. Key to his success is a punishing work ethic. He’s rewriting the rules of the game with all the subtlety of a hostile takeover. Matt Spears reads Mark Carney Is Not Here to Make Friends by Mark Bourrie. Mark Bourrie is an Ottawa-based author and lawyer who holds a PhD in history. About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs an...

Comedian John Candy was selling paper from his car in Toronto when a chance meeting changed his life. Lori Wilson reads Candy Crush by Paul Myers. Paul Myers is a Canadian writer and musician living in Berkeley, California. His books include The Kids in the Hall: One Dumb Guy and A Wizard, a True Star: Todd Rundgren in the Studio. About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, in...

Ten years after Truth and Reconciliation came into being, seven Indigenous writers reflect on its ambitions and outcomes. What’s been accomplished and what has been abandoned. The limits of reconciliation as a framework for meaningful and lasting change are addressed in the topics of: child welfare, economic development, gender, land jurisdiction and the media.  In the wake of near total annihilat...

As China tightens its grip on critical resources, Trump eyes Canada’s riches. The US badly needs rare minerals and fresh water, both of which Canada has in abundance. Lori Wilson reads Annexation, Eh  by Christopher Pollon. Christopher Pollon is a Vancouver journalist and author who reports on the environment and the politics of natural resources. His latest book is Pitfall: The Race to Mine the W...

For couples overwhelmed by modern life, office tools offer order. But do they fix the deeper problems? Marjorie Nicolaou reads Love in the Time of Google Calendar  by Courtney Shea. Courtney Shea is a freelance journalist based in Toronto.  About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast s...

Premier Ford’s 401 tunnel megaproject is a $100 billion boondoggle with the risk of roadway collapse.  Lori Wilson reads Ford’s Plan to Dig a Tunnel under Highway 401 Is Almost Certainly Doomed by David Moscrop. David Moscrop is a contributing writer for The Walrus. About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. O...

Canada Goose edged itself into the cultural zeitgeist. It then built a luxury empire by betting big on China. The parka maker dodged geopolitics, the pandemic, and local pushback. Matt Speirs reads Parka Politics  by Yvonne Lau. Yvonne Lau is a Vancouver-based journalist who covers business, technology, and culture, with an eye on China and Russia. About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company t...

A Montreal teacher was accused of selling student artwork online. Was this a case of a serious misunderstanding or was a teacher actually trying to profit from his student’s works? Lori Wilson reads The Strange Case of Monsieur Perron  by Sarah Treleaven . About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating t...

Michelle Sheppard has visited Guantánamo 28 times as a reporter. She says it still defies belief. The surreal gulag has a pub, a gift shop, and a McDonald’s. Now Trump is looking to fill it up again. Paul Berry reads Where Cruelty is the Point  About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadca...

Since she’d had the suit, Rowan didn’t feel the need to cry in the bathroom anymore. It was a bright, emerald shout of confidence, the colour of life itself, a promise that things would get better. Marjorie Nicolaou reads the fictional story The Green Suit  About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating...

For some, there is no pleasure quite like a piece of gossip blowing in on the wind.  Lori Wilson reads My Guilty Pleasure – Gossip  About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a v...

Afghans worry their children are doomed under curriculum enforced at gunpoint. The Taliban are turning boys’ schools into Jihadist training grounds. About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establis...

For nearly 30 years, Nova Scotia’s Gaspereau defied the market. Now its owners are moving on, closing the chapter on one of Canada’s most uncompromising publishers. About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s visio...

Prolonged grief is an intense yearning for the deceased that interferes with everyday life and that lasts at least a year for adults and six months for adolescents and children. Can a pill cure it? Lori Wilson reads The Pill That Promises to Cure Grief  by Ayesha Habib. Ayesha Habib has written for Chatelaine, the Globe and Mail, and Maisonneuve. About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company tha...

It’s easier than ever to make music, and harder than ever to make a living from it . Matt Speirs reads The Death of the Middle-Class Musician  by Luc Rinaldi. Luc Rinaldi is a contributing writer for The Walrus. About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio...

Short-term election cycles offer little incentive to politicians to act for the future. About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, repres...

Jewish Canadians face the challenge of confronting—and defining—hate. The definition is a debate that is dividing communities. About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice...

Indian singles—and their parents—are turning to algorithms for help with arranged marriages. Is AI the way of the future for matchmaking? Paul Berry reads Matchmakers in India Now Have Competition: AI   About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in Engli...

Spanish was the first language CHANTAL BRAGANZA was shown love in. It’s shaped her understanding of parenthood. Lori Wilson reads Mi Amor     About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and s...

Treating teaching as a profession, exercised by specialized workers with strict standards for membership, increases the quality of our schools. So why is it being turned into a gig?  About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in F...