How the Montreal Canadiens’ Maurice Richard helped transform politics in Quebec
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Our two dads
With a short introduction from yours truly, our excerpt of John Ralston Saul’s new book, Lafontaine & Baldwin, is now available online. The book is a fascinating and perhaps even important read, especially if, like yours truly, you were mostly unaware of the story.
The founding fathers?
Even John A. Macdonald would admit that these two guys are the ones who started it all
Glenn Gould was also a brilliant philosopher
From 2009: Mark Kingwell on the key to the pianist’s genius
Launch of a love affair
Ratings for Lévesque’s TV program sometimes hit an amazing 100 per cent
Péquiste with a Canadian soul
Flawed yet romantic, “Extraordinary Canadian” René Lévesque embodied our bedrock values
A nation in a town
The amusements, from the fireman’s ball to the town band, are dazzling
The Man Who Got Canadians
At his best, Stephen Leacock saw through us like no one else