#ICYMI "Renter’s Shame" and Canada's New Real Estate Reality

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

This week from The Walrus:

Many Canadians Will Never Own a Home. Does It Matter?

Our country has spent decades incentivizing home ownership. What would it take to make Canada a nation of renters?

BY BRAD BADELT

The prospect of being a renter for life carries a feeling of guilt. I’ve heard it described as “renter’s shame.” Maybe I didn’t save hard enough. Maybe I should have elbowed into a more affordable area, even if it meant buying an undersized, overpriced studio. Regardless, the outcome is clear: I’ve failed to achieve one of our country’s most commonly held dreams.

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How to Make Peace with Canada Geese

We’ve been at war with the angry birds for centuries. Are they an invasive species, or are we?

BY TOM JOKINEN

We Own More Dogs than Ever Before. We Didn’t Think It Through

The pandemic adoption rush has placed an unprecedented strain on the pet industry. Dogs are suffering too

BY SEAN WETSELAAR

Poetry: A Love Poem for Steven Page

I’ve had others. I could be what’s been done, / I could be your Yoko—I hated you on MTV—Ono.

BY JULIE MANNELL

From the Archives: Why This Poet Declared War on Her Own Book

A translation of M. NourbeSe Philip’s work on a slave ship massacre was published without her consent. For Black History Month, a 2022 story about who owns the stories we tell

BY CONNOR GAREL

At The Walrus Leadership Forum: Trust in Democracy, speakers will discuss key findings from the 2023 CanTrust Index, an annual nationwide study conducted by Proof Strategies. This year’s version of the CanTrust Index will pose questions about which leaders and levels of government people across Canada find trustworthy as well as which sectors, corporations, services, and institutions have strong (or weak) trust levels.

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Bruce MacLellan, President and CEO, Proof Strategies
Catherine McKenna, Principal, Climate and Nature Solutions, and Chair, UN Secretary General Expert Group on Net Zero
Genevieve Tomney, Vice President, Public Affairs, Proof Strategies
Zain Velji, Partner and VP Strategy, Northweather

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This week’s newsletter was produced by CIBC fellow Yasmin Duale and copy-edited by Siddhesh Inamdar. Send us an email at letters@thewalrus.ca and your letter may be included in a future issue of The Walrus.