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Maclean's Magazine - December 2025

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In this issue

The Battle for the Soul of the University
A group of profs think UBC has abandoned its purpose in favour of political grandstanding. They’re suing to get it back on track.
BY SIMON LEWSEN

The Loneliness Industry
Over eight years, I drained my savings and maxed out my credit calling psychic hotlines. Inside my descent into the big business of selling hope.
BY JULIE GORDON

THE INTERVIEW
Jeremy Hansen is boldly going where no Canadian has gone before: all the way around the moon

MODERN LIVING
How a Montreal finance grad survived a year in the crazy-making vortex of Canada’s job market

THE BIG IDEA
Screen-time surveillance is out. Putting kids on digital diets is in.

THE TAKE
Why one humanities professor has banned AI from her classroom

THE INTERVIEW

Jeremy Hansen's job is moon. One day, it might not just be trained astronauts like him up there.

9 mins

Teach Kids Digital Nutrition

Instead of fixating solely on screentime, parents should help children discern between healthy and junky content

5 mins

Eight Years of School. Zero Job Offers,

I've completed two master's degrees and submitted more than 200 applications. I still can't find work.

6 mins

Keep Classrooms Al-Free

A humanities education is vital in our polarized world. But students need to read the books.

5 mins

THE RICH LIST

THE 40 WEALTHIEST CANADIANS– AND HOW THEY MADE THEIR MONEY

4 mins

THE BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF THE UNIVERSITY

A group of University of British Columbia professors say their administration is taking too many political stances and should commit to institutional neutrality. They're going to court to prove it.

10+ mins

My Secret Addiction

Over eight years, I drained my savings and maxed out my credit cards calling online psychics. How a billion-dollar industry fed my need for human connection.