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May 2005

Bill Cameron describes his life with terminal cancer; David Berlin speaks to Israeli settlers ordered to withdraw from their settlement on the Gaza Strip; Rick Salutin ponders the “good guys” and “bad guys” of his son’s moral world; Robert Mason Lee charts the descent of the British monarchy from its formerly sacrosanct status…

Feature / May 2005

Chasing The Crab

May 12, 2005May 6, 2020 - by Bill Cameron

In this story, the last he ever wrote, broadcaster, journalist, and author Bill Cameron describes his journey into what he called “Cancerland.”

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First Person / May 2005

In Memory Of

May 12, 2005May 6, 2020 - by Ken Alexander

It always takes long to come to what you have to say, you have to sweep this stretch of land up around your feet and point to the signs, pleat …

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Michael Ignatieff sitting in office
May 2005 / Politics

Ignatieff’s Challenge

May 12, 2005May 5, 2020 - by Christopher Flavelle

Paul Martin once had a vision for Canada’s role in the world. Does he still?

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Series of notes on a whiteboard
Arts & Culture / May 2005

13 Reasons for List Lust

May 12, 2005May 26, 2020 - by Marni Jackson

Remember: it’s quantification, not quality, that counts

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May 2005 / Poetry

A Picture By Brueghel: Landscape With Icarus Falling

May 12, 2005May 6, 2020 - by Shane Rhodes

Brueghel was right— everyone sees nothing at least once in the life of a tragedy. To the left, in the painting, a tenant farmer walks behind a horse— four centuries …

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man lighting anthropomorphic figure with tree branches for hands
May 2005 / Memoir

Good Guys, Bad Guys, and Little Guys

May 12, 2005May 26, 2020 - by Rick Salutin

A father ponders the moral architecture of children on a trip to Sherwood Forest

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May 2005 / World

Iran’s Bizarre Military Bazaar

May 12, 2005May 5, 2020 - by Aram Roston

Aircraft and armaments on Kish Island, an earthly paradise designed to win over the international community

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Feature / May 2005

Royal Cock-up

May 12, 2005May 6, 2020 - by Robert Mason Lee

Charles and Camilla are choosing personal gratification over the survival of a 1,000-year-old monarchy

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Film / May 2005

Docs in the House

May 12, 2005May 26, 2020 - by Alastair Brown

Why documentary film is finally burning up the big screen

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May 2005 / World

Lapland of Luxury

May 12, 2005May 5, 2020 - by Wayne Johnston

The Governor General in Finland

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