Back Issues
January–February 2010
Cover art and pictures throughout the issue by Aimée van Drimmelen.
Aimée van Drimmelen is a Canadian artist and illustrator living in Montreal. She has exhibited her artwork, including illustrated drumskins, in Montreal and New York City. To see more please visit http://aimeevandrimmelen.com.
A Shameful Track Record
The Olympic movement plays fast and loose with basic democratic values
Laura RobinsonBlind Oracles
Researchers have developed models to predict everything from earthquakes to pandemics. The trouble is, they don't work
David OrrellOur Healthiest Industry?
Organized crime is flourishing in Canada, just as it always has
Stephen SchneiderThe Myth of Chindia
Rising regional tensions undermine a new book’s rosy forecast for Asia
Jonathan HolslagThe Real Tariq Ramadan
A Catholic theologian’s portrait of the controversial Islamic thinker.
Charles BlattbergQuebec’s Abstract Radicals
Sixty years on, the Automatistes finally make it to English Canada.
Patricia SmartNavigating Imperial Rivers
The hitherto untold story of 60 Mohawk paddlers and the siege of Khartoum.
Desmond MortonEnforcing Terrible Secrets
This year’s Giller winner revisits the Roman Catholic sex scandals.
Ray GuyMoral Vision, Empirical Rigour
The Vertical Mosaic helped establish a distinctively Canadian sociology — one now struggling for survival.
Neil McLaughlin