Maclean's Magazine - September 2023

In this issue

Canada in 2060
We’re already feeling the heat from climate change. What will our country look like 40 years from now?
BY ANNE SHIBATA CASSELMAN

Point Break
A beach-eating mega-mansion at P.E.I.’s Point Deroche has enraged locals. Don’t beaches belong to all of us?
BY SARAH TRELEAVEN

For minister Sean Fraser, immigration is more than just anumbers game

ON THE OFF CHANCE you overhear a Canadian bragging, it’s usually to say that this is the greatest country in the world.

8 mins

Teach kids about misinformation

With the rampant spread of fake news and conspiracy theories, Canadian students would benefit from extra lessons in BS detection.

5 mins

Feast or Famine

My family has been farming in Saskatchewan for three generations. With the looming shortage of skilled workers, our future is in flux.

5 mins

Back to the Future

Cape Breton Island’s old-timey Highland Village Museum just got an upgrade fit for the 21st century

1 min

CANADA IN THE YEAR 2060

Summers lost to fire and smoke. Biblical floods. Dying forests. Retreating coasts. Economic turmoil and political unrest. It's going to be a weird century. Here's what it will look like and how Canada can get through it.

10+ mins

BATTLE for the BEACH

A Toronto millionaire wanted to build a beachfront mega-cottage on a remote stretch of Prince Edward Island's pristine north shore. Then the locals got wind of it.

10+ mins

A NEW LENS

Aaron T. Francis found a treasure trove of his grandfather's vintage photos in the garage. They shed light on what it means to be Black in Canada.

2 mins

HIDDEN HISTORIES

The opening exhibit at Vancouver's Chinese Canadian Museum sheds new light on Canada's notorious Chinese Exclusion Act

1 min

THE GREAT TRUFFLE HUNT

We spent two decades trying to grow Périgord truffles on our Okanagan farm. This year, we finally succeeded.

6 mins

A COASTAL REFUGE

Two university friends teamed up to build this hidden Nova Scotia haven

3 mins

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Maclean's Magazine Description:

Canada's national magazine covering current affairs, politics, culture trends, ideas and personalities.