A look at the industries and institutions that could win big from CPC leader Pierre Poilievre’s rise
For months, most of Canada was convinced that Pierre Poilievre would be Canada’s next prime minister. But nothing is certain in politics, and the last few months have been an astounding, mind-bending case study in how such predictions are folly. Trudeau resigned, Trump started a trade war, Carney became PM and our notoriously self-deprecating country erupted in a fit of exuberant patriotism. Within weeks, the country Trudeau famously called “a post-national state” transformed into a bastion of flag wavers, maple-leaf-pin wearers and national anthem belters. Pierre Poilievre found himself in a pickle. His winning mantra was “Canada is broken.” Suddenly a broken Canada sounded more appealing than being the 51st state. Polls suggest that many think Carney is the candidate best equipped to deal with Trump’s menacing volatility and are willing to put aside their misgivings about the last 10 years of Liberal rule and vote for him. And yet the myriad domestic concerns that elevated Poilievre pre-Trump persist. How is he promising to change the country? Who stands to gain from a Poilievre win? What industries and institutions will profit? In a special package on the election, we set out to answer these questions. It turns out that Poilievre’s Canada looks pretty different from the one we inhabit today. 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 |
In the ’50s, the Downtown Eastside was Vancouver’s cultural hub, spilling over with theatres, restaurants and clubs that bled into neighbouring Chinatown. German-born photographer Fred Herzog spent decades shooting that part of town on colour film. The streets were packed and vibrant, the neon signs bright and full of personality. Now, six years after Herzog’s death, Equinox Gallery is staging an exhibit of his work. The show, called Vitality: Fred Herzog Photographs In and Around Chinatown, features 60 of Herzog’s pictures, providing an optimistic window into what those Vancouver neighbourhoods once were—and what they can be again. Here, the stories behind some of the exhibit’s photos. |
Despite our many weird and wonderful advances in the world of sex tech, condoms—the old reliable of the birth control cinematic universe—are still, in 2025, the cheapest effective contraceptive on the market. Yet among Gen Zs, the sheaths seem to have lost their sheen: in the last decade, the World Health Organization has documented an “alarming decline” in condom use by sexually active adolescents around the globe. Shamin Mohamed Jr., a Canadian sex-ed expert, spoke to Maclean’sabout why condom use among youth is in free-fall, and what that means for sexual health. |
Brought to you by UHN’s Peter Munk Cardiac Centre |
If you live in a riding with a shot of going Conservative in the federal election, there’s a chance Jenni Byrne has knocked on your door. The ruthless tactician behind Pierre Poilievre’s campaign has spent decades shaping Canadian conservatism from behind the scenes. Her goal is to realign the nation’s political axis, to move the centre further to the right and end the long dominance of the Liberals. The upcoming election will be her greatest achievement—or her undoing. From our upcoming May issue, read Simon Lewsen’s profile of Byrne. |
|
|
Copyright © 2025 All rights reserved SJC Media, 15 Benton Road, Toronto, ON M6M 3G2 You are receiving this message from St. Joseph Communications because you have given us permission to send you editorial features Unsubscribe
Safe Online Sharing |
|
|
|
