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Graham Roumieu

Graham Roumieu (roumieu.com) is a National Magazine Award winner and a regular contributor to The Walrus. He draws for The Atlantic, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal.
Media / October 2013

Editor’s Note

September 10, 2013April 13, 2020 - by Graham Roumieu

The year 2003 is recent enough that its contours seem almost familiar—and yet distant enough that recalling them requires some effort. Jean Chrétien stepped down as prime minister to make …

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Illustration by Graham Roumieu
Books / June 2013

Slaying Dragons

May 14, 2013April 13, 2020 - by Graham Roumieu

The limited imagination of high-fantasy fiction

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The Uses and Abuses of University
Education / October 2012

The Uses and Abuses of University

September 24, 2012April 14, 2020 - by Graham Roumieu

Canada’s post-secondary education system is failing our students, and our economy

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Cities / May 2012

Of Culture and Condos

May 12, 2012April 14, 2020 - by Graham Roumieu

Shortly before he died, the literary critic Northrop Frye foresaw an insidious cultural phenomenon: Canada’s “condominium mentality”

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Books / November 2010

The Backstory

November 12, 2010April 14, 2020 - by Graham Roumieu

Bestselling children’s author Robert Munsch faces a crisis

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Film / July/August 2010

Saneman

July 12, 2010April 14, 2020 - by Graham Roumieu

In Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Michael Cera is the ultimate Canadian superhero

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Illustration by Graham Roumieu
Feature / July/August 2009

The Merchant Banker

July 12, 2009April 19, 2020 - by Graham Roumieu

Is the recession really over? A profile of Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney

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Illustration by Graham Roumieu. An image of the person making snowmen.
Feature / October/November 2008

The First Little Mosque on the Prairie

October 12, 2008October 4, 2021 - by Graham Roumieu

A Canadianized version of Islam once flourished out west. Can it take root again?

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Feature / September 2006

The True West, Strong and Free

September 12, 2006April 14, 2020 - by Graham Roumieu

What will Canada’s richest province do with its new-found power?

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