When Trans Activism Becomes Government Policy Even as other nations finally move to protect dysphoric youth from disfiguring treatments, Canadian politicians and educators continue to promote state-funded ‘gender journeys.’ Margaret Wente / Jonathan Kay 21 Aug 2023 · 23 min read
Memories of a Childhood Arcadia For two four-year-old Ontario boys growing up in the 1950s, a backyard creek became the site of unforgettable adventures. Herman Goodden 16 Aug 2023 · 7 min read
Not a Genocide Terrible things happened at many of Canada’s Residential Schools. But describing these institutions as instruments of mass murder is inaccurate. Ian Gentles 2 Aug 2023 · 34 min read
RIP, Richard Bilkszto, a Toronto Educator Who Stood up to Woke Bullying—and Paid the Price Two years after being falsely smeared as a white supremacist by a diversity trainer, a longtime school principal committed suicide Jonathan Kay 21 Jul 2023 · 10 min read
In Canada, ‘Decolonization’ Has Become a Profitable Enterprise British Columbia’s nursing regulator paid consultants almost $100,000 to design a special complaints process for Indigenous patients. Amy Eileen Hamm 3 Jul 2023 · 6 min read
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
