Chatelaine May/June 2022

I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU, but I feel like we’re living through a very bizarre time right now. In March, here in Ontario at least, life seemed to be getting back to normal—and I have to say, I was ready for it. Dining indoors at restaurants? You had me at indoors. Inviting people over? Yes, please. It felt novel to return to the office for a few meetings, and fantastic to see many members of Team Chats for the first time in 2022. Even riding the subway again was exciting. Of course, while all of this was happening, Ontario’s COVID numbers started skyrocketing. As I’m writing this, I’m just getting over a COVID infection. If I had known at this time last year that I’d get sick despite being fully…

Take a deep breath We’re not saying you’re doing it wrong, but you just might benefit from breathing… better. Here’s how (page 42). “It’s a personal cost” Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner on going her own way—and what she’s learned from her mistakes (page 62). Dopamine dressing Brighten your outlook with one of these colourful picks, all from Canadian brands (page 26). Falling out Chatelaine editor Andréanne Dion on the mental health toll of hair loss (page 18).…

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Truth to power Our March/April 2022 issue featured Amber Bracken’s essay (“There’s no reconciliation without truth”) on covering stories of Indigenous resistance from the front lines. Readers lauded Bracken’s work. Thanks for sharing Amber Bracken’s story. It was very powerful and made me furious. As many of us “settlers” become aware and are outraged by the stories of how our ancestors treated Indigenous peoples, we are ignorant of what is continuing to happen in the present. Our leaders claim to embrace reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and are happy to pose for photo ops whenever they can. They loudly condemn the atrocities that Putin’s regime is committing in Ukraine, which they should. Yet they are eerily silent when Indigenous people are arrested and treated despicably by RCMP forces for trying to…

1 [ ON TOUR ] Return to the circus After a two-year hiatus, Cirque du Soleil has finally come back to Canada with three exquisite shows that feature complex and dynamic characters. Toronto’s Kurios follows an ambitious inventor who defies the laws of time, space and dimension in order to redefine everything around him using imagination. Montreal’s Kooza combines acrobatic performance and the art of clowning while examining themes of fear, identity, recognition and power. If you’re on the West Coast, catch Alegría in Vancouver. The show is an all-time Cirque du Soleil classic—a story of a kingdom in decay and the ensuing power struggle between old and new—reimagined for a new generation. Kurios runs April 14 to July 17, Kooza from May 12 to August 14 and Alegría from…