Back Issues
January–February 2008

Cover art and pictures throughout the issue by Barbara Klunder
Barbara Klunder has been illustrating and designing for many years. She has won numerous awards in Canada and the United States, and has had museum shows her textile work. Her first book, Other Goose, illustrates “recycled” rhymes and was published by Groundwood/House of Anansi in 2007.
Pages from the Conservative Handbook
A Liberal strategist reveals a Conservative’s secrets.
Warren KinsellaPages from the Liberal Handbook
Conservative strategist critiques a Grit’s modus operandi.
Tom FlanaganEmpire à la Carte
Mostly American thinkers dish out hegemonic wisdom in a Canadian restaurant.
Ray ConlogueWho's Stupid?
A Montreal writer tries to blame Albertans for all our environmental sins
Patrick BrethourIraq’s Future: The Canadian Approach
An optimistic look at the longer view for this war-torn country.
Roland ParisMulticultural Growing Pains
Recent panics about “reasonable accommodation,” argues a Montreal philosopher, reflect an immaturity in Canadian thinking.
Daniel Marc WeinstockYour Brain: Flexible or Hard-Wired?
A new book’s claims about brain plasticity may be overstated
Rebecca Saxe