Back Issues
October 2009
Cover and illustrations in this issue by Tom Pokinko.
Tom Pokinko is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Ottawa. His clients include the United Nations Association in Canada, Maisonneuve Magazine , The Progressive and various Canadian universities. His work can be viewed at http://www.tompokinko.com. He is also pursuing a PhD at McGill University.
Listen to the North
Cramming northerners’ needs into a southern model just isn’t working
John Ralston SaulA Dystopia Sketched in Crayon
Margaret Atwood revisits the ecological apocalypse.
Robert Charles WilsonIntegration Is a Two-Way Street
A valuable study of Muslims in Canada demonstrates fear and ignorance … on both sides.
Sheema KhanThe Personal and Political Entwined
A Canadian’s carefully observed memoir of a dark and violent place.
Jamie ZeppaIs It All Quebec’s Fault?
A Maritimes-based polemicist ends up sounding like a western separatist.
Lars OsbergDeromanticizing Swashbucklers
The fantasy and the reality of piracy couldn’t be more different.
Charles WilkinsCanadians in the Spotlight
Joni, Leonard, Gordon, Robbie—they’re all here in this well-crafted tribute.
Mark D. DunnVision, Reason, Commitment
A Bangladeshi NGO combines the best of business and government
John Richards