Issues
March 2008
Cover art and pictures throughout the issue by Sylvia Nickerson.
Since graduating from art school in 2001, Sylvia Nickerson has designed books, illustrated for magazines, tutored mathematics, worked as an arts administrator in the Canadian book publishing industry and completed an M.A. in the history of science. Her illustrations have been published in The Coast, the New Quarterly, Carousel Magazine, Briarpatch Magazine, The Dominion and The Globe and Mail. To see more of her art go to http://www.sylvianickerson.ca.
Constabulary Duties
When did the phrase “to serve and protect” begin to ring so hollow?
Paul F. McKenna
Our Man in Bhutan
How a Canadian Jesuit founded a secular education system in a remote mountain nation
David M. Malone
The Defender of Stories
From Gilgamesh to Atanarjuat, they have a civilizing influence
Charles ForanHome Schooling with a Difference
A father connects with his son through the medium of movies
Natalee CapleWhere Derring-Do Can Lead
A journalist recounts his adventures but not their personal cost
Michael Valpy
The Head-Counting Game
A new book tries to demystify the art and science of polling, with mixed results
Steven D. BrownWorse Than Dying
The unending legacy of the Halifax Explosion haunts a conflicted heroine
Robin RogerDelightfully Morbid, Acutely Droll
A mystery that mixes dark humour with Victorian grit
Mark Frutkin
Diplomats: Do We Need Them?
Canadian ex-ambassadors tell stories about their work abroad
Martin LaflammeCanon Making with a Vengeance
Did some inferior works creep into the Canadian pantheon? If so, why?
Robert Lecker
Catching Ottawa’s Attention
There’s how-to pragmatism, and then there’s moral leadership
John Sewell