FAQ

On April 19th, The Maple and Passage merged to to create an even more impactful media outlet. Read our full announcement here.

We've also prepared a seperate FAQs page specifically for questions regarding the merger. You can find that here.

The Maple is 100% reader-funded. Every dollar of our revenue comes from subscriptions to our daily newsletter and additional monthly donations from readers. We do not accept donations from third-party organizations of any kind and do not allow our publication to be used for advertising.

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To access your account click the “Sign In” button on the top right of our website. Or click this link. You will be prompted to put in your email address (make sure it’s the one you signed up with).

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If you use Gmail: move this email to your primary inbox. How? On your phone: Tap the 3 dots in the top right corner, click “Move to”, then click “Primary”. If on desktop, drag and drop this email into the “Primary” tab in your inbox.

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You could have accidentally unsubscribed from emails.

To see if this is the problem, sign in to your account and then visit your account settings.

Under the “Emails” section, manage your preferences to make sure you're subscribed to receive emails (The circle should be to the right and coloured in).

If neither of these is the problem, contact us at hello@readthemaple.com so we can help you get to the bottom of this.

You can easily stop receiving emails through your account portal. Sign in to your account and then visit your account settings.

Under the “Emails” section, manage your preferences to turn off receiving newsletters. (The circle should be to the left and greyed out).

Note that this does not cancel your paid subscription if you have one. 

You can easily change your email address through your account portal. Sign in to your account and then visit your account settings.

At the top of the portal, you will see an option to “Edit” your name and email address.

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If you are a former Passage member, you can manage paid membership options by visiting this link.

As is standard for most media publications, memberships are yearly or monthly recurring charges. You'll be charged on the date you made the payment. 

If you aren't interested in renewing, no problem! Check the FAQ below to see how to cancel. If you want a refund, please check our policy below.

You can change or cancel your subscription by going into your account portal. Sign in to your account and then visit your account settings.

The second row in the portal should list your plan and the rate you pay. Click on the “Change” option to pull up a second page that shows all of our available monthly and yearly plans. Here you can select any of these options to change your subscription plan.

At the bottom of this page should be an option to “Cancel subscription.”

Alternatively, you can try visiting our payment portal. If you have any difficulties canceling your subscription, please contact us at priority@readthemaple.com so we can fulfill your request.

We know online payments can be frustrating, so we try to make it as simple as possible. We offer a full refund up to 365 days after purchase.

To turn off automatic renewal, go to your account portal by signing in to your account and then visiting your account settings.

Under your plan information select “Cancel subscription.” Your subscription will not be renewed at the end of your billing cycle. You can re-continue your subscription at any time by visiting the account portal.

Unfortunately, The Maple is not currently a registered journalism organization. That means our subscribers and donors are not eligible for charitable tax deductions.

As a non-profit, we hope to eventually acquire this status so our supporters like you can claim the benefit of tax receipts.

The Maple was founded in August 2021 as the successor to North99, an advocacy group dedicated to building a more just Canada. Unlike North99, however, The Maple is solely a journalistic project, and does not conduct any advocacy work whatsoever. Further, The Maple has no affiliation or relationship of any kind with any political party, advocacy group or third-party advertisers.

While The Maple is broadly aligned with North99’s aspiration for a more just Canada, The Maple’s managing editor had no involvement with North99, and has full independence and control over the new publication’s content and editorial direction.

You can read more about our history here.

In August 2021, North99 changed to The Maple, becoming an independent digital news publication, covering Canadian politics from the perspective of the many, not the few.

After years of advocacy work, it became clear that the mission of championing the issues of the 99% through media and analysis needed to take the next step.

So many of the issues North99 was attempting to address through advocacy were rooted in the same problem. An establishment media that ignores the stories of everyday people while overrepressenting the wealthy and powerful.
Founded from the ashes of North99, we’ve sought to make The Maple a media outlet for the people and funded by the people. We are 100% funded by individual Canadians like you - no ads, no outside funding, no corporate support.

If you supported North99, we encourage you to check out our public-interest journalism. It’s our belief that The Maple’sfact-driven journalism from a progressive perspective is what is sorely needed in Canada’s media landscape.

If you’ve continued your support through recurring donations, keep in mind that you are entitled to a complimentary Maple subscription that gets you full access to our daily newsletter. Due to limitations with our email software, we asked that donors reach out to us to receive their benefits. If you have not yet, please contact us at priority@readthemaple.com so we can get you in the loop.

Unfortunately, we are not hiring at the moment. But we hope to expand our team as we grow our readership.

The Maple does welcome unsolicited pitches for news and opinion pieces. If you are interested in sending us a pitch, please visit our Pitch Us page to learn more about our process.

We also maintain a "writer roster" of freelancers to regularly contribute to The Maple. Join our writer roster and if we have a story or article idea that looks right for you, we’ll reach out to you directly and offer it as an assignment.