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November 2004

Kevin Sylvester Kevin Sylvester is an author and illustrator who lives in Toronto. He also does the sports for CBC Radio. You can get a copy of his political spoof “Shadrin Has Scored for Russia” by e-mailing him at ksylvester@sympatico.ca.

Something Rotten

A writer dubiously equates the sins of a reporter with those of a politician

Peter Desbarats

Imagining the City

What are the practical foundations needed for a new urban deal?

Joe Berridge

Mel's Crystal Ball

Should we look to the past in the Canada-U.S. military relations instead of trying to predict the future?

Desmond Morton

Untutored Brilliance

Al Purdy, a product of homemade education, was one of the best poets this country ever produced.

George Galt

Taming the Gorilla

An inquiry into the cost of drugs in Canada.

Charles Godfrey

A Sexistential Saga

After a fairy-tale debut, a second novel falters.

Alan Cumyn

That Overstuffed Feeling

A novel hides its affecting story under too much food talk.

Cynthia Wine

Pre-eminent Communicators

Former heads of the CBC and the CRTC have reached the autobiography-writing stage.

Bill Cameron

Requiem for a Fallen Giant

The unlamented demise of Ontario Hydro.

Andy Frame

Don't Stop The Music

Two books examine the subversive interface between music and politics.

Mark D. Dunn