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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Mon. March 30th, 2026
March 30, 2026
Almost 4 months ago, Australia banned social media for youth under 16 years of age. It was a landmark ban that sparked an important global discussion about the impact of these platforms, and how they can harm the mental health and safety of young people. One example was a recent landmark court case in California, where Meta and YouTube were both found liable in a social media addiction trial. And now, a new poll suggests that Canadians are increasingly open to the idea of restricting kids access to social media. Kristy Cameron chats with Shachi Kurl, the President of the Angus Reid Institute, in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
Unpublished Newswire
F or years, Canadians have operated on two competing assumptions: that Americans like them and that Americans barely think of them at all. New polling from Leger suggests both instincts are correct, even amid continued trade tensions between Ottawa and Washington.
In a survey of 1,004 American voters conducted April 17–20, Canada remains one of the few nations Americans still view with overwhelming warmth. Asked how they would describe Canada in the context of the economic and trade relationship, a majority characterize the country in broadly positive terms.
But the data is shaded with...
April 27, 2026 - 05:45 | Philippe J. Fournier | Walrus
IMAGINE THE AMERICAN federal government goes rogue amid an unprecedented drought, disregards all laws and agreements on paper—and sticks a very large drinking straw into Lake Ontario from its southern shore in New York State.
How would it all play out?
If the threat is backed by military force, Canada will likely find our water laws suddenly moot—relics from a time before Trump 2.0 sidestepped a global rules-based order and pursued self-interest with impunity. Guerilla-styled sabotage of water pipelines by the Canadian military or regular citizens would become the only option for...
April 27, 2026 - 05:35 | Christopher Pollon | Walrus
The Walrus congratulates journalist Jordan Michael Smith on being awarded the Michener–Deacon Fellowship for Investigative Journalism for his forthcoming project, “The Hague Mothers.”
The Walrus will publish the results of Smith’s investigation later this year.
Smith’s reporting will examine a troubling loophole in the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction that can lead to children being returned to potentially abusive parents, even when documented risks exist. The investigation will focus on the case of Thuy Nguyen, a Canadian woman whose children were...
April 27, 2026 - 05:30 | The Walrus Staff | Walrus
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