Like 99.9 per cent of Canadians, I don’t read the Walrus Magazine. It’s like Maclean’s, but less current, and more boring.

The Walrus is run by Jonathan Kay, the former comment section editor of the National Post, who left shortly after it was revealed that he had a secret contract to ghostwrite Justin Trudeau’s autobiography — while choosing what political columns would run in the National Post. What a disgrace.

But the other day, I saw this comment by one of their writers, Stephen Marche:

"Told that I broke records for angry reader letters for this short story. I didn't believe fiction could still shock."

The link took me to a short story, a work of fiction. About a man who liked to have sex with animals.

Now, don’t get me wrong: I don’t believe in criminalizing this article.

But like the CBC, The Walrus magazine gets tax dollars.

Like most Canadian magazines, they get a government grant from the Department of Heritage, for more than a quarter million dollars last year.

But even Maclean’s gets grants like that. The Walrus gets something more. The “Walrus Foundation” is actually a registered charity.

They put through $5.5 million last year. But they’re a charity. It’s tax free. They actually get to hand out charitable receipts.

Even before this animal porn story, the magazine’s co-founder was stating publicly that they’re violating the terms of their charitable status. Yeah, no kidding.

Did you know that a porn magazine could be a charity? Well, I bet even the Canada Revenue Agency didn’t know that until now.

But the Walrus’ editor in chief is Justin Trudeau’s ghostwriter. What do you think is going to happen?