Maclean's

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

The New Old Age • Six ways longevity affects your post-work life

EDITOR’S NOTE • IN THIS ISSUE OF MACLEAN’S

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COMMENTS • READERS WEIGH IN

Health care trailblazers • How University Health Network is leading Canada to the forefront of medical innovation

THE INTERVIEW • Rick Mercer is on the road again. He’s not done talking to you.

A SPECIAL INTEREST SECTION BY MEDIAPLANET • A Letter to the Decision Makers Whose Decisions Can Impact the Lives of Canadians Living with Cancer, to Those with the Power to Reshape the Landscape of Cancer Care in Canada

Don’t Fear the Neurochip • I helped to create the world’s first neurochip in 2004. This technology could eventually cure epilepsy, dementia and addiction—if Canada is ready to invest.

The Calculating Queen • Canada’s Drag Race alum Kyne Santos teaches TikTokers how to work (with math)

A New Leaf • A spiralling roof, a waterfall, “dinosaur trees”—how architects brought new life into Winnipeg conservatory the Leaf

“Out here, weather is boss” • I’m raising my baby in an off-grid cabin in the Northwest Territories. It’s harder — and more wonderful—than I ever imagined.

The Power List • 100 Canadians Shaping the Country in 2024

SPORTS • These athletes and execs are bringing big change—and Olympic glory—to Canada

EDUCATION • The people shaping the Canadian classrooms of today and tomorrow

HEALTH CARE • New drugs, docs, tests and tech—brought to us by these medical marvels

ARTS AND CULTURE • Their films, albums and TikToks are putting Canada on the entertainment map

HOUSING • The builders, backroomers and innovators shaping where Canadians live

CLIMATE • These Canadians refuse to leave environmental issues out in the cold

AI • The Canadians training, regulating, pondering and monetizing the machines

POLITICS • Meet the newsmakers and policy brokers leading the national conversation

BUSINESS • Meet the investors, CEOs and entrepreneurs looking beyond Bay Street

TECH • These brainiacs are trailblazing tech in Canada, the world and even on the moon

WATERSHED MOMENTS • A new exhibit chronicles daily Indigenous life in northern Ontario in the ’50s and ’60s

CULTURE

“I made a banking app to help newcomers build their lives—and credit—in Canada” • My family and I were denied housing, car rentals and even hotel reservations, all because we didn’t have a credit card