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July/August 2009

Fiction by Stephen Marche, Lee Henderson, Rivka Galchen, and Joseph Boyden; John Lorinc examines the recovery efforts of Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney; Christopher Frey describes the rise of Pentecostalism in Africa; Nick Fraser analyzes the value of European unity…

Fiction / July/August 2009

The Nerve

July 12, 2009April 15, 2020 - by Lee Henderson

Theo Sophistron was in the sky. He didn’t like it. One thing Theo understood was gravity. Things weighed on him. He feared he was making a mistake leaving Montreal. He …

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July/August 2009 / Politics

Grand Slam Chief

July 12, 2009October 23, 2019 - by Patrick White

Does Phil Fontaine have what it takes to lead the First Nations’ next generation?

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July/August 2009

Head and Heart

July 12, 2009May 1, 2017 - by Misha Aster

Director Robert Carsen brings a Canadian temperament to the world’s great opera houses

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Niagara Falls, 1840

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How academics found the first photograph to be taken in Canada

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Illustration by Graham Roumieu
July/August 2009

The Merchant Banker

July 12, 2009April 19, 2020 - by John Lorinc

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

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July/August 2009

An Arboreal History According to the Guild of St. Luke

July 12, 2009October 11, 2019 - by Lauchie Reid

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Photographs by Christopher Frey
July/August 2009

Enter The Holy Now

July 12, 2009March 9, 2021 - by Christopher Frey

How African Pentacostalism is commercializing global Christianity

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Illustrations by Thomas Fuchs
July/August 2009

The Case for Europe

July 12, 2009April 13, 2020 - by Nick Fraser

As Europe swings to the right, BBC journalist Nick Fraser asks: is the EU worth saving?

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July/August 2009 / Politics

Editor’s Note

July 8, 2009April 13, 2020 - by John Macfarlane

Ever since the global economy hit the wall last fall, many of us have found ourselves newly interested in central bankers. A few years ago, when such an event seemed …

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