Jason Markusoff, Maclean's Magazine

Jason Markusoff

Maclean's Magazine

Calgary, AB, Canada

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  • Maclean's Magazine
  • Calgary Herald
  • Edmonton Journal
  • The Vancouver Sun

Past articles by Jason:

A developer is building condos in a Kelowna millionaire's front yard. Let the battle begin.

Diamond-mining magnate Chuck Fipke is launching a lawsuit against the developer and the City to save his slice of the waterfront → Read More

Five charts that will define Canadian real estate and housing in 2022

Chart Week 2022: The price of housing is ballooning; and demand is up but construction is down → Read More

13 charts to watch on health, families and population in 2022

Chart Week 2022: Global vaccine trends, quantifying how the jabs saved lives, the next child care crunch, and more → Read More

Kuujjuaq pilot Johnny May has flung candy out of his plane on Christmas for 55 years—until now

The flying Santa of Kuujjuaq—brother of Governor General Mary May Simon—is getting down to earth. Or so he says. → Read More

Inflation is about to get way worse in 2022—and nearly everyone in Canada will feel the pinch

Canada is headed for an economic inflation that won't rival the double digits of the 1970s, but the experts say you'll definitely feel it → Read More

What will happen when Jason Kenney's dissidents—and even some fans!—spend a weekend together

Not everyone in the Alberta premier's party wants him gone, but believing he'll hang onto the leadership and win another election requires some magical thinking → Read More

Jason Kenney is sinking. How it all went wrong for him.

The premier fumbled Alberta’s pandemic response so badly that his job is now in jeopardy. → Read More

Five strange things that were up for rent in the 'sharing economy'

There's an Airbnb-type service for far more than home rentals these days → Read More

The two pols on the prairie who kneecapped Erin O'Toole

The federal Tory leader cannot be feeling kindly toward Jason Kenney. And certainly not toward Maxime Bernier. → Read More

If this election is the 'most important,' which one was the least?

The leaders would have you believe every vote is a battle for the soul of the nation. History tells us otherwise. → Read More

The pathway to better mental health is getting more literal

Walk-and-talk counselling has gone from quirky offering to timely solution for the pandemic era → Read More

Skier Nick McNutt was buried in an avalanche. What happened in the next five minutes saved his life.

His avalanche beacon, the fail-safe way to find him, hadn't worked. It was up to his friends to save him from a snowy tomb. → Read More

The brick-wall Senate that Biden faces if he wins

Democrat dreams of wielding triple-threat power in Washington are all but dashed → Read More

Taking stock of those 47 years of Joe Biden that Trump keeps mentioning

The incumbent keeps saying he did more in 47 months. As ever, the factual record differs. → Read More

'Mr. Vice President, I'm speaking:' Five takeaways from the U.S. VP debate

Kamala Harris combined assertiveness and ease, but both she and Mike Pence wriggled out of key questions. It was all so blessedly normal. → Read More

Biden's best debate strategy: ignore Trump and speak to voters

The Dem nominee's strongest moments came when he turned to the cameras and acted as if the incumbent wasn't there → Read More

How WE Charity found itself mired in a star-studded cronyism scandal

The charity invented by an earnest 12-year-old has fallen from grace. How on earth did we get here? → Read More

Quarantine nation: Inside the lockdown that will change Canada forever

Canadians have shut themselves in and the rest of the world out as the pandemic takes hold. We really are in this together. A special report on the COVID-19 crisis. → Read More

Naheed Nenshi falls back to earth

Calgary's former model of the modern mayor has hit a rough patch. Has he lost faith in politics? → Read More

On the Teck Frontier mine: stumbling in the shifting sands

The days of rubber stamping projects are gone. Enter the days of having no idea what the conditions for approval even are. → Read More