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Water Log

A deep dive into Lake Ontario

State of the Unions

The birth and promise of Unifor

In a Word

It began with an online course

Issues

September 2009

Did the Banks Go Crazy?

Whatever economists might think, rationality and efficiency don’t always go together

Joseph Heath

A Loaded Anniversary

Books and pundits tackle the Plains of Abraham, but do they go far enough?

Jack Mitchell

No Problem Here

Munro's latest continues, extends, returns, surprises

Robert Thacker

A Dying Breed

Some journalists teeter between recklessness and bravery in their hunt for the story

Jeffrey Dvorkin

Benefits of Empire

Colonial history determines the success (or bloodyfailure) of today’s post-colonial states

Colin Robertson

American Dreams?

A gleeful exploration of Muslim pop world-wide

Rahat Kurd

Paquet’s Labyrinth

A provocative thinker frustrates as much as he illuminates

Patrice Dutil

Book-Ending Canada's 20th Century

Profiles of two major writers help us define this place

Antanas Sileika

Tale of a Tortoise

Slow and steady wisdom aids an eccentric young woman

Esi Edugyan

Halfway There

A commentary on Canada’s political discontents proves insufficiently bold

Les Horswill

African Reformation

One country’s religious revival has implications far beyond its borders

Ian Ritchie

Unsung Hero

A gifted diplomat and teacher gets his due

Fen Osler Hampson

Another City

Two recent books offer nostalgic glimpses of Toronto’s cultural past

Mark Lovewell