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The Walrus Staff

2022: Current Affairs Stories

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The news cycle in 2022 has been relentless. It’s easy to get pulled into up-to-the-minute coverage and hot takes without taking a breath to focus on the bigger picture.

The Walrus has offered extensive coverage of some of the biggest issues of the day, from the housing crisis to the rise of populism at home and abroad, as well as urgent topics that might have flown under the radar.

These are the conversations we were having this year:



No Place to Live

BY JULIA-SIMONE RUTGERS
One person’s search for a place to call home shows a public housing system stretched to its limits



“The New Residential School System”: How a First Nation Rallied against the Foster Care System

BY AMY ROMER
A six-year-old Gitxsan girl was removed from her community in northern British Columbia. The community brought her back



Pierre Poilievre: The Secret to His Success

BY FRANK GRAVES, STEPHEN MAHER
How the Conservative leader is harnessing the growing tide of authoritarianism in Canada



How an Unstable US Threatens Canada’s National Security

BY IRA WELLS
American political violence could lead to unpredictable spillover events in Canada



How Credit Scores Can Run—and Ruin—Our Lives

BY EMILY BARON CADLOFF
You can have a great credit history and still see your score plummet. How did the rating system become so powerful?



The Humboldt Crash: How Much Punishment Is Enough for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu?

BY SHARON J. RILEY
The truck driver readily accepted his jail sentence after killing sixteen people but is now fighting his deportation. What should justice look like after an accident?



Wrongful Convictions Aren’t Going Anywhere

BY JUSTIN LING
The Canadian legal system is confusing and expensive, especially if you’re falsely accused of murder

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