An Uproar Over Facts
Canadian experts reported accurate information about ‘gender-affirming’ therapies. Naturally, everyone is furious.
Jonathan Kay
· 14 min read
Canada
A collection of 154 posts
Godly Missionaries—or Evil Sorcerers?
In the 27th instalment of ‘Nations of Canada,’ Greg Koabel describes the epidemics that ravaged Wendat communities in the 1630s, sparking suspicions that Jesuit preachers were practising deadly witchcraft.
Greg Koabel
· 25 min read
Sexual Perversity in Ontario
An absurd trial, a prurient media circus, and a failure of feminist ethics.
Marilyn Simon
· 12 min read
Podcast #294: When Entertainment Reporting Gets Political
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay interviews veteran entertainment journalist Ben Mulroney—whose career has taken him to the Oscars red carpet and Kelly Ripa’s studio—about how ideological fads have damaged his industry.
Quillette
· 25 min read
A Letter to the American Museum of Natural History
An exhibit in the museum’s Northwest Coast Hall repeats the false claim that the bodies of ‘215 Indigenous children’ were found at Kamloops, B.C. in ‘unmarked graves.’
Jonathan Kay
· 4 min read
That Time Canada Rebranded as a ‘Genocide’ State
In a new book, Tristin Hopper documents the radicalised brand of social-justice politics promoted by ex-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau—including the lurid suggestion that his own government was murdering legions of Indigenous women.
Tristin Hopper
· 9 min read
Canada’s Newest Identity, Made in the USA
Last week’s federal election, decided amidst a spasm of anti-Trump fervour, reflects a long Canadian trend.
Jonathan Kay
· 5 min read
The Future of Canadian Conservatism
Getting oneself labelled ‘conservative’ in this country typically has little to do with ideology. It’s more about one’s willingness to state unpopular facts and break unspoken rules of political etiquette.
Jonathan Kay
· 7 min read
Podcast #274: David Frum on Donald Trump’s Betrayal of Ukraine
Jonathan Kay speaks with Atlantic writer David Frum about Trump’s pro-Russian political cult. Also discussed: Israel, the fate of Gaza, Justin Trudeau, and the strange social panic surrounding Canada’s (as yet undiscovered) ‘unmarked graves.’
Quillette
· 2 min read
Four Years. Zero Graves. Now What?
In 2021, Canadians were told that the remains of 215 Indigenous children had been found at a former school. The story turned out to be false—but no one in authority seems to know how to walk it back.
Jonathan Kay
· 13 min read
Explaining Canada’s Cult of ‘Decolonial Futurity’ to Americans
Legions of Canadian university students are now required to mumble fatuous platitudes about decolonisation as a condition of graduation. It’s effectively become Canada’s national liturgy.
Jonathan Kay
· 9 min read
Podcast #271: The Canadian Episode—Trump’s Tariffs and Trudeau’s Travails
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with The Line editor Jen Gerson about how US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats have affected Canada’s already fractured political landscape.
Quillette
· 14 min read
A Pointless Economic Attack on America’s Northern Neighbour
Many Canadian conservatives were warming to Donald Trump—until he threatened to destroy their economy with crippling tariffs.
Jonathan Kay
· 8 min read
Memorial Daze
Notions of injury or exclusion are often based on shifting cultural sensitivities and political pressures, rather than on any permanent, universal measure of good and evil.
George Case
· 7 min read
My Experience Working With Justin Trudeau: Quillette Cetera Episode 43
Zoe interviews her colleague Jonathan Kay, who once ghostwrote for Trudeau, about his time working with the Canadian soon-to-be ex-Prime Minister.
Zoe Booth, Jonathan Kay
· 11 min read