In this issue, our reporters take the pulse of Canadians on the unprecedented wildfires that have affected almost every part of the country; Kate Helmore writes about the pork industry’s woes in Quebec; and Paul Waldie looks back at the history of women and soccer in England as the country prepares to face Spain in the Women’s World Cup final on Sunday.
Grab your cup of coffee or tea, and sit down with a selection of this week’s great reads from The Globe and Mail. In this issue, Eric Andrew-Gee, Lindsay Jones and Jane Skrypnek write about the toll this year’s wildfires and smoke have taken on Canadians from Nova Scotia to British Columbia. The trio had submitted a draft of the story when out-of-control wildfires prompted the evacuations of Yellowknife in Northwest Territories and Kelowna, B.C.
“Canadians have reported feeling a sense of suffocation and dread about what this extreme weather means for the future,” Eric said. “The fear, of course, is that this will become our new normal.” Kate Helmore writes about the pork industry in Quebec, which has suffered financial losses because of the pandemic, rising production costs, and a drop in global pork consumption. One company, Quebec’s pork giant Olymel, has come up with a new strategy under which it will reduce processing by 1.5 million pigs annually. Farmers worry the move will push many of them to bankruptcy.
Paul Waldie writes about the atmosphere in England, a country mad about soccer, as fans prepare to cheer on their team – the Lionesses – who face Spain in the Women’s World Cup final on Sunday. The excitement underscores just how far the women’s game has come in Britain, where until 1970, women were not allowed to set foot on fields belonging to the Football Association-affiliated clubs.
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