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Swim against the current this Black Friday

The Narwhal has big plans for 2021 — but we need your help to pull it all off. Will you join more than 1,800 monthly members who support our independent journalism?

It’s Black Friday: the biggest consumer blowout of the year. But instead of buying a new TV or splurging on a Fitbit, we’ve got a better idea for you!

Why not swim against the consumer current and support independent journalism by becoming a monthly member of The Narwhal today?

BONUS: become a monthly member by midnight tonight, and we’ll send you a sweet Narwhal toque. 

The Narwhal is ad-free, reader-funded and just 181 members away from our goal to reach 2,020 members by the end of 2020. What do you say? Become a Narwhal today.

This has been a strange and challenging year, hasn’t it? And yet, we must find the bright spots where we can. 

As traditional media outlets lay off even more reporters, The Narwhal is hiring journalists and reaching more Canadians than ever before. Thanks to the support of our monthly members, we have broken story after story this year and won two national journalism awards.  

But don’t just take our word for it. Here’s what our readers have said. 

“If you are where we are headed then I’m hopelessly optimistic for Canadian journalism.” — David

“I’m glad we have people willing to work this hard on getting facts out in the open.” — Tom

“I really appreciate your approach to environment-related politics in Alberta. You avoid taking polarizing angles.” — Stephanie

We have even bigger things in store for 2021, but we need your support to make them happen. Will you help us get there?

Monthly members get special updates, sweet swag and can sleep well at night knowing they’re helping to pioneer a new model for in-depth, investigative Canadian journalism that holds power to account.

Become a monthly member for any amount today, and we’ll send you a Narwhal toque as a thank you! 

Tusks up,

Emma Gilchrist
Editor-in-Chief

P.S. We’re just 181 members away from our goal of reaching 2,020 members by the end of the year. Sign up by midnight tonight and we’ll send you a Narwhal toque!

Like a kid in a candy store
When those boxes of heavily redacted documents start to pile in, reporters at The Narwhal waste no time in looking for kernels of news that matter the most. Just ask our Prairies reporter Drew Anderson, who gleefully scanned through freedom of information files like a kid in a candy store, leading to pretty damning revelations in Alberta. Long story short: the government wasn’t being forthright when it claimed its pause on new renewable energy projects wasn’t political. Just like that, our small team was again leading the charge on a pretty big story

In an oil-rich province like Alberta, that kind of reporting is crucial. But look at our investigative work on TC Energy’s Coastal GasLink pipeline to the west, or our Greenbelt reporting out in Ontario. They all highlight one thing: those with power over our shared natural world don’t want you to know how — or why — they call the shots. And we try to disrupt that.

Our journalism is powered by people just like you. We never take corporate ad dollars, or put this public-interest information behind a paywall. Will you join the pod of Narwhals that make a difference by helping us uncover some of the most important stories of our time?
Like a kid in a candy store
When those boxes of heavily redacted documents start to pile in, reporters at The Narwhal waste no time in looking for kernels of news that matter the most. Just ask our Prairies reporter Drew Anderson, who gleefully scanned through freedom of information files like a kid in a candy store, leading to pretty damning revelations in Alberta. Long story short: the government wasn’t being forthright when it claimed its pause on new renewable energy projects wasn’t political. Just like that, our small team was again leading the charge on a pretty big story

In an oil-rich province like Alberta, that kind of reporting is crucial. But look at our investigative work on TC Energy’s Coastal GasLink pipeline to the west, or our Greenbelt reporting out in Ontario. They all highlight one thing: those with power over our shared natural world don’t want you to know how — or why — they call the shots. And we try to disrupt that.

Our journalism is powered by people just like you. We never take corporate ad dollars, or put this public-interest information behind a paywall. Will you join the pod of Narwhals that make a difference by helping us uncover some of the most important stories of our time?

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Will you swim against the consumer current this week? Our independent journalism is made possible by readers like you — and we need to add 400 new members to meet our 2024 goal. Join today and we’ll send you a Narwhal toque to say thanks!
A better idea for Black Friday…
Will you swim against the consumer current this week? Our independent journalism is made possible by readers like you — and we need to add 400 new members to meet our 2024 goal. Join today and we’ll send you a Narwhal toque to say thanks!
A better idea for Black Friday…