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Water Log

A deep dive into Lake Ontario

State of the Unions

The birth and promise of Unifor

In a Word

It began with an online course

John M. Kirk

John M. Kirk is Professor of Latin American Studies at Dalhousie University. He is the author or co-editor of some nine books on Cuba, most recently Culture and the Cuban Revolution: Conversations in Havana (University Press of Florida, 2002), and editor of the “Contemporary Cuba” series of the University Press of Florida.

Articles by
John M. Kirk

A Special Relationship

Geography and geopolitics have crafted an intriguing bond between Canada and Cuba October 2005
Can you imagine George Bush visiting Fidel Castro for a few days to discuss human rights? Or Condoleezza Rice dropping in to Havana? Can you picture five million U.S. tourists spending time on Cuba’s super beaches? Or $650 million in development assistance to that beleaguered country? Can you conceive of Che Guevara’s daughter receiving a standing ovation in the…