Broadview Magazine

Rev. Gerlyn Henry is an Anglican priest in Scarborough, Ont., where she has spent the past six years doing what she describes as her calling: serving a congregation. But outside her church, Henry has built a very different kind of congregation. More than half a million people follow her on TikTok and Instagram, where she posts near-daily videos about politics and religion, often from a progressive perspective.

When Lucy Maud Montgomery published her novel Anne of Green Gables in 1908, did she dare imagine her story would capture the hearts of generations of Canadians and propel her fiery-haired heroine to Canadiana status? And what would she think about her Anne being heralded by an entirely foreign country half a world away? Comments This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. This field is hidden when viewing the form Which newsletters are you interested in receiving?

Last Friday, an hour before midnight, Prime Minister Mark Carney suspended trade negotiations with the United States and ordered Canada’s trade delegation home, rejecting last-minute terms Washington had put on the table. The proposed agreement would have preserved tariff-free access for most Canadian goods while reducing U.S. tariffs on key Canadian industries, including auto, steel and aluminum.

This month, as we arrive at the first anniversary of the United Church’s apology to its 2SLGBTQ+ members, I found myself still wondering: Who was it meant for? Was it for the queer folks at the time of the vote, or their predecessors? Or was it for the parents and grandparents who had to listen as their children’s personal lives were laid bare during all the debates and meetings? Email This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

For a long time, Canadian attitudes toward gender diversity moved in one direction: progressive acceptance. In May 2026, however, Statistics Canada released new findings showing that, compared to 2018, significantly fewer people in 2025 are supportive of diverse gender expressions and transgender people. From October 2024 to June 2025, survey data was collected from 48,547 people 15 years of age and older in Canada as part of the Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces.

Hallo, is mise Ashely agus tha mi à Halifax. Hello, my name is Ashely and I am from Halifax. Name This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. This field is hidden when viewing the form Which newsletters are you interested in receiving? Δ You may unsubscribe from any of our newsletters at any time. These were some of the first phrases we learned in Scottish-Gaelic class at Saint Mary’s University.

Growing into womanhood is difficult within the confines of an insular Mennonite colony. At 17, Maria Giesbrecht left everything she had ever known, fleeing her family and community with only $200 in her pocket. By making that leap, she was able to unravel a patriarchal and oppressive religious system, claiming a freedom rooted in her own choices and identity. Born in Durango, Mexico, Giesbrecht is an award-winning poet now living near Guelph, Ont.

Ellen Downey is the director and founder of the TUFF Therapeutic Riding Program, a charity outside Alliston, Ont., where horses help at-risk youth — including 2SLGBTQ+ teens and those who use substances or have been trafficked — address their mental health needs. The aim is to help them reclaim their lives with the support of these 1,800-pound therapists. NEED Before I began the TUFF program, the only mounted equine-assisted therapies in Canada were for disabled and neurodivergent populations.

During the development of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, we spent months planning the Canadian Journeys gallery, the museum’s largest exhibition space. Its eighteen small niches each tell a different human rights story. We debated which stories belonged there, which objects best illuminated them, whose voices should be heard and how much historical context each required.

When John Scott first apprenticed at his uncle’s bell installation and repair company in the 1980s, he quickly learned to get comfortable with the stillness of high rafters — and more than a few territorial pigeons. Scott is now the owner of Scotiabell, which dates back to 1922 as the C. Arthur Scott Company.