In his new long essay, Globe and Mail reporter Tyler Dawson examines the possibility and perils of Alberta separation
Dawson seems fairly sanguine about the slim chances Alberta secession has.
“Egotistical adults with no boundaries”: Rick Westhead investigates the corrosion affecting junior hockey in Canada
Westhead has done an invaluable service by shedding light on the ugly underbelly of a system that starts scooping up boys as young as five or six.
“C’est plus qu’un sport”: Brendan Kelly unravels the enduring mythology of the Montreal Canadiens in his most recent book
If the owners have at times seemed to prioritize winning over team makeup or history, Kelly argues they do so at their peril.
Life on the streets: Former homicide chief Hank Idsinga’s new book is a look at three decades spent as a cop in Toronto
Idsinga verges on defensiveness when discussing the Gay Village killings.
In their new examination of the SF and fantasy genres, Jo Walton and Ada Palmer provide an overly optimistic analysis of the field
The audience for this book is likely confined to hardcore SF and fantasy readers and practitioners.
Ange Mlinko and Kevin Young make Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist; founder Scott Griffin to convene town hall to address Canadian poets’ concerns
Griffin has said that he wants to listen to the poetry community in this country with a open mind.
A boy’s life: Nova Scotia poet Graeme Bezanson’s debut collection examines the quandary of youthful masculinity
The poems in Ultra Blue could reasonably be read as one long poem broken down into three parts.
Activist groups claims victory as No Arms in the Arts and CanLit Responds end boycott of Giller Prize
More than 500 figures in the Canadian literary world took part in the boycott.
“This is insanity”: Alberta provincial government extends its censorship program to public libraries with proposed new legislation
As a general rule of thumb, whenever a far-right conservative leans on "the needs of the family" to justify a piece of legislation, you can be pretty safely assured they are in the process of trampling on somebody's rights.
Margaret Sweatman’s seventh novel is a thoughtful and nuanced incursion into late capitalism
Sweatman has created a vivid critique of industrial expansion that has demonstrable negative effects on an individual, societal, and environmental level.