The big news in academic circles this week is that Jason Stanley, a bigwig political philosophy professor, is leaving his illustrious job at Yale in favour of a position at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. Stanley, who wrote a book called How Fascism Works, is an expert in the machinery of totalitarianism. He didn’t like what he was seeing in America. Stanley is the second intellectual luminary to recently decamp to the Munk School. Timothy Snyder, the bestselling author of On Tyranny—another guru of authoritarianism—has moved to Toronto from Yale too. Are these the early signs of a brain gain? I hope so. But only if Canada is prepared to welcome all the talented people who are looking for refuge. Adam Bjorndahl is an associate professor in philosophy (with a mathematics background) at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh and also a Canadian who, like many of his colleagues, is feeling increasingly uneasy about living in the U.S. For Maclean’s, he’s written about how Canada can lay the groundwork to recruit some of the best minds in the world. His rallying cry for a Canadian talent grab includes a list of practical suggestions to make Canada, in his words, “a haven for research and higher education.” Visit macleans.ca for more coverage of everything that matters in Canada, and subscribe to the magazine here. —Sarah Fulford, editor-in-chief, Maclean’s |
After spending her youth in Sarnia, Ontario, in the ’90s, Olivia Steinman was eager to see the world. Following a couple of stints in Toronto and Scotland, she returned to her hometown to find it transformed, in part by an influx of international students. In 2023, Steinman posted flyers at Lambton College—which had accepted nearly 10,000 international student applications that year alone—advertising her work as an experienced portrait photographer. The result is a portrait series featuring students from India, the Philippines, Colombia and beyond, with Sarnia—their new home—as the backdrop. “Photographing international students in these spaces reflected that they aren’t just visitors; they’re now part of this diverse city,” writes Steinman in this photo essay for Maclean’s. |
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Just a couple of months ago, it looked like Pierre Poilievre would run away with the looming Canadian election. Thanks to a blue wave—and anti-Trudeau sentiments that have festered since 2022’s “Freedom Convoy”—Poilievre became the man to beat. Lately, however, polls are shifting back in favour of the Liberals, as new PM Mark Carney earns praise for his approach to Trump (and all that “51st state” rhetoric). Poilievre’s response? Doubling down on his trademark tough-guy tone to make up any lost ground. For more on the origins of Poilievre’s political persona, read Shannon Proudfoot’s 2022 profile, pulled from the Maclean’s archives. |
Seth Rogen is the big brain behind Apple’s newest meta-comedy, doing quadruple duty as writer, director, producer and star. Rogen plays Matt Remick, a disillusioned filmmaker and the newly appointed head of Continental Studios, torn between making the Oscar-winning art films of his dreams and the blockbusters his bosses demand. It’s certainly hit a nerve in Hollywood, as celebrities galore have signed on to the show. Bryan Cranston is a scuzzy CEO, Kathryn Hahn is Continental’s fast-talking marketing manager and Catherine O’Hara is the show-stealing ousted former studio head. (“I killed one of Warren’s movies in ’88,” she says, “and he never slept with me again.”) Cameos include Charlize Theron, Zoë Kravitz, Zac Efron and Sarah Polley, all playing the worst versions of themselves. —Rosemary Counter |
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