Voices of The Walrus

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?  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...

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 Nicolaou reads Want to Raise a Kid in Canada? That’ll Be $293,000. . . and climbing  About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partial...

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  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 i...

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 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...

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 See You Now—or Ever Again 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...

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 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...

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  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 an...

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  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 estab...

NDAs are silencing whistleblowers and sexual assault victims. Lori Wilson reads Seven Years after #MeToo: What Is the Cost of Speaking Up?  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 sup...

Alternative medicine has become a scrutiny-free wonderland for anything and everything. Lori Wilson reads The Multi-Trillion-Dollar Wellness Industry Is Making Us Sick 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 vi...

Racialized professors at the University of British Columbia say they were underpaid, bullied, and ignored. Marjorie Nicolaou reads An Elite Law School Promised Reforms, Then Made Inclusion Impossible 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...

As Canada cuts down on the number of newcomers, anti-immigration rhetoric could fuel something more sinister. Lori Wilson reads Blaming Immigrants Is a Gateway to Far-Right Extremism. 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...

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 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,...

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  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 i...

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 grandmother. Lori Wilson reads My husband wanted to have a child. I didn’t. Here is how it went.  About AMI AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blin...

Too many bears are becoming casualties in the battle of the bins. Lori Wilson reads How We Treat Bears in Cities Is Trash  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...

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? 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-t...

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 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...

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? 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-t...

Too many bears are becoming casualties in the battle of the bins. Lori Wilson reads How We Treat Bears in Cities Is Trash  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...

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. 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...

The inside story of one of Canada’s most brazen, baffling, and mysterious art heists and how the police cracked it.  Paul Berry reads Stealing Winston Churchill  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 i...

Artificial intimacy is taking over the dating world—and leaving us lonelier than ever.  Lori Wilson reads When your lover is a bot  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...

As its population booms, Atlantic Canada grapples with hate crimes, a housing crisis, and shattered dreams. 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...

The alarming cross-border influence of America’s political turmoil. 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, representing their interes...