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Confederation's Martyr

Ahead of his time, D’Arcy McGee died for the values prized by Canadians today

There Shall Be a Sitting

Canada’s forty-third vote

Facing the Future

The decisions to be made about aging in Canada are both personal and public

Jeanette Lynes is the author of three books of poetry. Two more poetry collections are forthcoming in 2008: The New Blue Distance (Wolsak and Wynn) and It’s Hard Being Queen: The Dusty Springfield Poems (Freehand Books), from which this poem is taken. Her first novel is also forthcoming in 2009 from Coteau Books.

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