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In this issue

HOW TO BUILD A NATION
Trump’s second term woke Canada up—and kickstarted a nation-building frenzy. Portrait of a country in transition.
BY MARK PUPO

THE INTERVIEW
Forestry icon Suzanne Simard is finally getting her flowers

THE BIG IDEA
Canadians grin and bear gridlock. What if we could fly to work instead?

Northern Exposure
Canada’s Arctic is facing new threats. But sovereignty won’t be possible without buy-in from northerners themselves.
BY ANNE SHIBATA CASSELMAN

A Quirky History of Canadiana
One artist captured the spirit of a country through its objects and icons
BY LYNNE RENNIE

Suzanne Simard, world-famous forest ecologist and bestselling author, would rather be in the woods

IN THE LATE ’90s, Suzanne Simard started what can only be (indelicately) described as a firestorm in the forestry world.

9 mins

Let Air Taxis Take Off

Plane travel is stuck in the past. For short-haul trips, on-demand flights are the future.

4 mins

BEST IN THE BIZ

The fifth annual CB Innovation Awards celebrated businesses driving change

1 mins

PROJECT CANADA

THIS TIME LAST YEAR, WHEN MACLEAN'S published a special issue on the surge in patriotic spirit spurred by Trump's belligerence, Canadians were still frozen in shock, rage and not a little grief at the sudden betrayal of a best friend.

1 mins

HOW TO BUILD A NATION

Trump's aggressions threw us into panic mode—and kickstarted a frenzy of infrastructure investments, political alliances and trade deals the likes of which we haven't seen in decades. Portrait of a patriotic movement.

10+ mins

CANADA'S NEW ARMS RACE

Mark Carney's government has launched a defence-spending strategy worth hundreds of billions of dollars. To succeed, it will need to convince Canadians that our armed forces are worth it.

10+ mins

DEFENDING THE NORTH

Canada's Arctic is exposed to foreign threats, economic interference and climate disaster. To safeguard our sovereignty, Canada needs to let northerners lead the way.

10+ mins

STAMPEDE!

The Calgary Stampede was invented by an American, in the image of U.S. mega-rodeosbut there's nothing more Canadian than the greatest outdoor show on Earth

10+ mins

A History of Canada in 24 Objects

Bagged milk, Cheezies, crokinole, BlackBerry: inside one artist’s project to depict Canadian identity

7 mins

Canada's Health Future Starts with Homegrown Innovation

Marjorie Michel discusses strengthening Canada's life sciences sector through collaboration, clinical trial modernization, and innovation to improve patient care and healthcare resilience.

1 mins

New Pan-Canadian Collaboration Reduces Clinical Trial Barriers

As clinical trials become more complex and globally competitive, adopting a country-wide single ethics review system helps to ensure Canadian research keeps moving forward.

1 mins

Life-Changing Therapies are Being Developed All Over The World. Canadians Deserve Access to Them.

Canada is at a crossroads. Facing geopolitical turbulence not seen in generations, we are energetically protecting our national interest. But what is our national interest?

2 mins

Hamilton Health Sciences Experts Perform World-first Burn Treatment

This novel treatment takes research from discovery to impact, saving patient from life-altering skin grafts.

2 mins

Building a Life Sciences Ecosystem That Works for Canada

Canada's Life Sciences sector is ready to turn research excellence into patient access.

2 mins

How the Ontario Brain Institute Is Boosting Brain Health Innovation

The Ontario Brain Institute is enabling privacy-enhancing AI collaboration in brain health research, positioning Canada as a global leader.

1 mins

6 Life Sciences Breakthroughs You Didn't Know Came from New Brunswick

In New Brunswick, big ideas don't need a big address.

1 mins

RIGHT CARE, RIGHT PLACE: Rethinking How We Deliver Cancer Care

As health systems face mounting pressures, modernizing cancer care delivery could improve patient experience and access.

1 mins

How Dermatological Innovation Is Improving Patient Outcomes

Continued innovation by companies like Galderma Canada is resulting in new treatments for Canadians living with inflammatory skin conditions.

1 mins

How UHN Is Driving Innovation, Economic Growth, and Global Impact

UHN is leading the way in next-generation early cancer detection research, innovation, commercialization, and talent recruitment to drive both patient outcomes and national economic growth.

2 mins

How Canada Can Prepare for Future Infectious Disease Threats

Infectious disease threats are rising. Canada needs domestic capacity to detect, test, and develop solutions quickly.

1 mins

Why the University of Saskatchewan Is Focusing on One Health

USask's One Health research tackles global health threats with a multidisciplinary approach and by leveraging a deep pool of expertise.

1 mins

Canada's Wait for New Medicines Is Long - and About to Get Longer

Global drug policy changes are making it increasingly difficult for innovative new medicines to reach the Canadian market.

2 mins

How The Kidney Foundation Is Transforming the Future of Kidney Health

The Kidney Foundation of Canada is accelerating kidney health research through collaboration, strategic investment, and innovative partnerships.

1 mins

EXERCISE WITHOUT FEAR: How New Technology Is Changing Type 1 Diabetes

Exercise can increase hypoglycemia risk for people living with type 1 diabetes, but automated insulin delivery systems can help reduce that risk.

1 mins

TERMINAL CITY

Greg Girard’s photos capture Vancouver's transformation from sleepy port town to global metropolis

2 mins

A NOSTALGIC REUNION

FEW ERAS OF CANADIAN music loom larger in the millennial mind than the early-aughts indie-rock boom.

1 mins

A SULTRY SWINDLE

SINCE THE BREAKOUT SUCCESS of 2020's Mexican Gothic (which netted her both Locus and British Fantasy awards), Silvia Moreno-Garcia has become one of contemporary fiction's most versatile genre shapeshifters.

1 mins

A HAUNTING JOURNEY

AMERICAN VISUAL ARTIST Dawoud Bey rose to prominence in the late '70s for his intimate street portraits of Harlem residents, capturing the dignity of everyday life in a community often stereotyped as a crisis zone.

1 mins

A MYTHIC MAKEOVER

WITH CHRISTOPHER NOLAN's adaptation of The Odyssey hitting theatres this month, Greek mythology is once again having a moment.

1 mins

A TWIST ON POP ART

WESTERN CONSUMERISM and contemporary Inuit life collide in multidisciplinary artist Tarralik Duffy's vibrant, code-switching pop-art pop-up, Sugar Rush.

1 mins

End of Life: Have You Had 'The Talk'?

Dying With Dignity Canada creates WeCanChoose.ca to help Canadians better understand end-of-life options, regardless of where they are on their MAID journey