Maclean's

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

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

New Alzheimer’s Research Yields Positive Results, Bringing Fresh Hope • A promising new discovery in Alzheimer’s disease treatment represents a rare win in a notoriously challenging field.

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MACLEAN'S

Supreme Court Justice Michelle O’Bonsawin is no Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She’s just fine with that.

Make workplaces welcoming • To combat the isolating effects of working from home, businesses need to create a sense of belonging.

The Green Queen • Ottawa teen Naila Moloo is developing a newer, sleeker solar panel and a plant-based plastic

Block Party • With 540,000 square feet of coveted Vancouver office space and one killer patio, the Stack is the epitome of work-life balance

Unforgettable stories by the country’s best writers

2023 The Year Ahead

Science & Technology • Electric cars aren’t the only innovation on the block—though they’ll get a serious boost in 2023. Canada’s got a whack of shiny new tech coming down the pipe: delivery drones, lightning-fast internet and a hyperloop that’s sure to make Elon envious.

We’ll do more of our banking and shopping on the blockchain • HOW THE NEXT ITERATION OF THE INTERNET WILL CHANGE OUR LIVES

Politics • The Smith-Notley fracas escalates in Alberta as Trudeau wages multiple battles federally. Meanwhile, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to reverberate around the world, while cost-of-living woes dominate on the home front.

Pierre Poilievre will try to broaden his base-and we’ll all benefit • HOW CANADA’S MOST DIVISIVE LEADER COULD REINVIGORATE OUR DEMOCRACY

Society • In 2023, hybrid work will officially become the new normal, and four-day weeks are on the horizon. Parenting will be less intense, especially as grandparents move into family homes. And caregivers will—hopefully—get their due.

More than 465,000 people will move to Canada in 2023. We aren’t ready. • WE NEED TO LEVERAGE OUR SKILLED WORKERS IF WE’RE GOING TO AVOID A LABOUR CRISIS

Real Estate • Despite plunging property prices, housing costs will stay in the stratosphere due to rising rents and interest rates. Grassroots solutions—like community land trusts and modular buildings—point to a brighter future.

Rent-to-own will transform how Canadians buy and sell homes • ARCHAIC RULES KEEP HOMEOWNERSHIP OUT OF REACH FOR MILLIONS. THAT’S ABOUT TO CHANGE.

Business • Supply chains will freeze while air-travel choices expand. Tech unicorns prove resilient, the cannabis retail boom goes bust and everyone wants a side of feel-good social responsibility with their profits.

Big-city downtowns won’t recover from their pandemic slumps—yet • THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT FOR POST-PANDEMIC CITIES, BUT IT WON’T LOOK LIKE THE PAST

Health • In 2023, Canada faces a huge shortage of health-care workers, plus the lingering effects of long-haul COVID. Get ready for an explosion of innovations in medical care to fill the gaps in the system—AI-run ERs and holographic checkups among them.

More ERs will close and more doctors will burn out • WITHOUT A VIABLE NATIONAL STRATEGY, CANADA’S HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO COLLAPSE

Education • Schools have become battlegrounds: in 2023, more parents will pull out of the public system, universities will face mass protests and grade schools will experience security threats. The upsides? Greater safety measures and new options in distance learning.

We’re due for another global health emergency • COVID WASN’T THE LAST LARGE-SCALE OUTBREAK. THE NEXT ONE IS RIGHT AROUND THE...