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in plastic! Chatelaine is one of the last print subscriptions that I savour. With a climate crisis in progress, this practice is [out of touch]. —Dawn Kiddell, Lancaster, Ont.
Thank you for raising your concerns about polybagging. Please know that I share them. I’ve asked our sales department to explore alternatives. —Maureen Halushak, editor-in-chief On a high note On Twitter, readers also enjoyed their trip through Amanda Scriver’s feature on psychedelics and mental health.
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 defend their land. So thank you for sharing this truth. —Marian Booy, Toronto Bravo to Amber Bracken for refusing to be silenced and for highlighting the gross injustices that continue to be perpetrated against Indigenous Nations and journalists in Canada. I am immensely grateful for your sacrifices and am in support of your calls for transformative governance. —Anna Maria Husband, Tlell, Haida Gwaii, B.C.
Going green As some subscribers pointed out, our Green Issue arrived in mailboxes packaged in a plastic polybag.
As a subscriber for several years, I usually enjoy the content diversity that Chatelaine offers every month. This month, though, I’m struggling to be engaged. I just received the latest issue and I am truly appalled—it is packaged in plastic! I feel that this is greenwashing at its finest. You have articles on minimally packaged skincare, sustainable beef and even a zero-waste cocktail—the irony! How many subscriptions do you have? Where do you think every single piece of this plastic will go? Chatelaine, you need to look in the mirror and do better. —Kari Renaud, Tecumseh, Ont. It is ironic that the Green Issue came wrapped in plastic. Please, please, do not bundle the magazine’s third-party advertising
It’s not something I’m personally ready to partake in, but I find it fascinating and I think it’s important for us to be openminded. I’m so glad you got a chance to write about it. @theonlykendra I love @Chatelaine and to see an article on psychedelics in the magazine makes me love it even more. Excellent work. @SabrinaRamkell
We need to clarify a few things from our last issue . . . Our interview about Sarah Polley’s new book, Run Towards the Danger, contained an error. To confirm, Polley had a violent sexual encounter with Jian Ghomeshi when she was 16. We also forgot to credit illustrator Rhea Leibel with the whimsical leaf illustrations on our cover. Chatelaine sincerely apologizes for these errors.
We love hearing your feedback on the magazine—please keep it coming. Send your thoughts to letters@chatelaine.com.
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