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June 2008

Larry Krotz describes how Canada’s development and immigration policies let us poach Third World doctors; Christopher Shulgan reflects on a 1980 visit by the “architect of perestroika” to the Doukhobors, a Russian sect exiled to B.C. in the 1890s; Bill Reynolds reveals the hazards and rewards of urban bicycling; fiction by Austin Clarke…

Environment / June 2008

Before the Flood

June 12, 2008July 17, 2019 - by John Lorinc

Can sea barriers save New York from global warming’s perfect storm?

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June 2008 / Poetry

Each Mortal Thing

June 12, 2008June 30, 2017 - by P.K. Page

Each mortal thing does one thing and the same: Deals out that being indoors each one dwells; Selves—goes itself; myself it speaks and spells, Crying Whát I dó is me: …

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Books / June 2008

None for the Ages

June 12, 2008May 25, 2020 - by Jeremy Keehn

Can we hope to find the right leader for the times?

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June 2008

From the Department of Wayward Copywriting

June 12, 2008May 1, 2017 - by Andrew Clark 

Got catchphrase?

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Books / June 2008

Review: An Imperfect Offering

June 12, 2008June 30, 2017 - by Daniel Baird

James Orbinski’s life as a humanitarian doctor

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June 2008 / World

The Other Side

June 12, 2008June 30, 2017 - by Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall

Fiji, folks, and fun

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June 2008 / Politics

Perfecting the Union Versus Packing It In

June 12, 2008July 16, 2019 - by Ken Alexander

Obama wants to perfect his nation, Harper would rather his didn’t exist

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June 2008

Taking the Cure

June 12, 2008October 15, 2019 - by Christopher Shulgan

How a group of British Columbian anarchists inspired democracy in Russia

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June 2008

Revolution Afropop, Take 2

June 12, 2008October 15, 2019 - by Banning Eyre

The progeny of late Afrobeat superstar Fela Kuti carry on his legend, and his fury

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Fiction / June 2008

Where Are The Men?

June 12, 2008October 16, 2019 - by Austin Clarke

“But I love it here in Toronto, in this city, though I wasn’t born here. I only live here. And yes, I work here. More than twenty years now. But …

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