Celebrating the Legacy of Canada’s First Prime Minister Far from being an ‘architect of genocide,’ John A. Macdonald championed policies that were humane by 19th-century standards Greg Piasetzki 1 Jul 2023 · 11 min read
In Canada, Asking for Evidence Now Counts as ‘Denialism’ Sensational 2021 claims that unmarked Indigenous child graves had been discovered in British Columbia now seem doubtful. But saying so may soon be a criminal offence Jonathan Kay 20 Jun 2023 · 10 min read
Lessons from an Academic Social Panic Following on an investigative report detailing McMaster University’s mishandling of false sex-ring accusations in 2020, here are four lessons to help prevent a recurrence Jonathan Kay 18 Jun 2023 · 11 min read
John Cabot’s New Found Land In the fourth instalment of an ongoing Quillette series, historian Greg Koabel describes how the quest for cod and a possible passage to China sparked England’s first transatlantic ventures Greg Koabel 19 May 2023 · 33 min read
An Immigrant’s Ode to Canada A survivor of Sri Lanka’s civil war who found safety and wealth on Canadian shores wonders why his well-to-do white neighbours seem so fixated on racism. Roy Ratnavel 18 May 2023 · 12 min read
Canada’s Norse Interregnum In the second instalment of an ongoing Quillette series, historian Greg Koabel describes how Leif Erikson ended up in Newfoundland Greg Koabel 20 Apr 2023 · 26 min read
A Public Servant Stood Up for Sex-Based Rights at a Gender Workshop—And Paid the Price In a recorded DEI session on ‘Trans Inclusion,’ activist Adrienne Smith told the dissenting staff member, ‘I’m past the point of seeking a respectful debate.’ Jonathan Kay 13 Apr 2023 · 13 min read
The Case Against ‘Medical Assistance in Dying’ Canada’s assisted-death law seems connected to the atomization of our society—as much a symptom of inhumanity as a cause. Brian Bird 7 Apr 2023 · 16 min read
Introducing ‘The Nations of Canada’ The project that (finally) got me hooked on Canadian history. Jonathan Kay 7 Apr 2023 · 8 min read
Canada’s First Inhabitants In a new Quillette series, historian and podcaster Greg Koabel traces the global origins of the land we now call Canada. Greg Koabel 5 Apr 2023 · 26 min read
Canada’s Altruistic Apartheid Sanctioned racial essentialism for Aboriginals, mandatory multiculturalism for everyone else. George Case 29 Mar 2023 · 10 min read
The Sad Spectacle of ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ No, the female impersonators reading stories to children aren’t ‘groomers.’ They’re just needy gay men desperate for validation from straight society. Sky Gilbert 26 Feb 2023 · 11 min read
Death on Demand: Cautionary Tales from Canada Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying program, once reserved for the terminally ill, is increasingly attracting applicants experiencing poverty and depression. Margaret Wente 1 Feb 2023 · 15 min read
A Mob Stormed a Feminist Event at McGill Law School—in Defence of Gender Justice, of Course Intended as an expression of trans rights, the fracas instead illustrated why many LGB feminists want to escape their ‘forced teaming’ with trans activists. Jonathan Kay 12 Jan 2023 · 8 min read
At Canada’s National Gallery, Ideological Enforcers Are Pushing Out Veteran Curators Preaching the gospel of Indigenization and decolonization, administrators are overruling their own art experts. Paul Gessell 13 Dec 2022 · 20 min read
