Soldiers, Not Peacekeepers
Content Briefly describe the anecdote at the beginning of the article. What is the difference between a peacekeeper and a soldier Why is one Canadian soldier sick of being called …
Read MoreMarch 2006
Allan Gregg calls for change to Canada’s model of multiculturalism; Sean Maloney and Tom Fennell argue that Canada’s operations in Afghanistan should be recognized as a war; Chris Dewdney ponders living in the flow of time; Alison Gillmor argues that repression of emotions is back in vogue; fiction by Randy Boyagoda…
The Empty Middle
By Saturday, January 7, 2005, the Jane Creba memorial — small bouquets, compassionate poems, candles — had grown steadily, pushing its way across the sidewalk in front of the Foot …
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Shades of Greenpeace
The venerable environmental pressure group looks to strengthen its profile in the press
Read More Hot Jazz in Cold Wars
havana—“The next performance will be Tightrope,” says the announcer, “who will play 100-percent improvised jazz.” Free jazz. Oh no. Two hours into the second night of Havana’s International Jazz Plaza …
Read More Camp Nowhere
—Somewhere in the Middle East, sparkling in the desert sun, is a piece of Canada no one can really explain. It is a single plastic tiara, encrusted with fake plastic …
Read More Free Associations
toronto—Offer: A 1kg can of Maxwell House Original Roast Coffee that is about 90% full…. I usually buy Tim Horton’s coffee, but the price of this can was too good …
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Grubstreet Chiaroscuro
British photographer Tom Hunter finds classical inspiration on tawdry headlines
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Designs for Dementia
Bookmark it now, before you forget it
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Hong Kong Goes King Kong
Economic prosperity fuels a rivalry between Hong Kong and Mainland China
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The Angel of Now
A meditation on the nature of time and a visit from an owl
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