Issues
November 2005
Kevin Sylvester
Kevin Sylvester is an author, illustrator, and CBC sportscaster and host who lives in Toronto. His new book, Sports Hall of Weird, was published by KidsCan Press in 2005, and his old book, Shadrin Has Scored for Russia is available from him directly at <ksylvester@sympatico.ca>.
A Giant of Jurisprudence
Bora Laskin's first full biography illuminates the jurist more than the man
Mark J. FreimanLighting and Lightening a Country
How television changed a rigidly closed nation forever
Joan BarfootToo Much Theory, Too Much Ideology
An ex-NDP leader finds a history of Canadian socialism lacking
Bob RaeThe Invisible Class
Recent vice=regal choices demonstrate a major shift in Canadian values
Mark F. ProudmanA Tattered Canadian Hero
Two more books that try to illuminate "the godfather of grunge"
Mark D. DunnA (Tarnished) Penny for Her Thoughts
A business professor finds a much-lauded polemic self-serving and tedious
David DunneThe Bear Tamer Reconsidered
Marian Engel’s letters revive interest in a neglected CanLit icon
Sandra MartinThe Value of Talkfests
A volume of essays assesses the successes and failures of the G8 process
Fen Osler HampsonRiding the Range
The story of one famous spread tells the history of Alberta ranching
J. E. Chamberlin