May 2010
Fear-Driven Policy
Ottawa’s harsh new penal proposals won’t make us safer, just poorer—and less humane
Graham Stewart and Michael JacksonThe Climate Change Olympics
Perhaps some healthy provincial competition can get Canada moving
Mark JaccardA Billion Clips a Day
The clamorous mix on YouTube constitutes a genuine communications revolution.
Geoff PevereLost Opportunity
A Canadian university almost gained the most important archaeological find of the 20th century.
David P. SilcoxNo Place Like Home
Despite grinding poverty, addiction and prostitution, Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is a genuine community.
John LorincRescue or Kidnapping?
A provocative study makes us question the motives for international adoption.
Suanne KelmanA Gem Worth Waiting For
An Icelandic-Canadian novel appears in English after 110 years
David ArnasonA Towering Work of Fiction
Toronto’s most famous structure narrates a novel that aims high.
Devyani SaltzmanThe Patriotic Executive
Alastair Gillespie recounts his struggle to reconcile nationalism with entrepreneurship.
Stephen AzziArrested Development
Two new biographies highlight the slow evolution of Canadian artistic taste.
Judy StoffmanThe Elected and the Appointed: Round Two
A fresh challenge to the supremacy of Canada’s courts.
Philip Slayton