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John Ralston Saul takes Maclean’s 60-Second Challenge
The philosopher and novelist takes our rapid-fire quiz and suffers no foolish questions
Saul on a wall: John Ralston Saul’s portrait unveiling
The portrait was paid for by the subject, writes Paul Wells
Long forgotten
Christopher Moore reviews John Ralston Saul’s Lafontaine & Baldwin.
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
Human smuggling, immigration anxieties, and the Canadian way
Today’s announcement of the new Preventing Human Smugglers from Abusing Canada’s Immigration System Act (when will the revolt against Overly Wordy and Politically Contrived Names for Acts commence?) is bound to be interpreted, naturally enough, as a bid by the government to crack down on human traffickers who prey on the dreams and desperation of people determined to come to Canada whatever it takes.
Notes of artichoke with a hint of GG
After years of toil in a grove in Provence, the former viceregal couple unveil a very fine oil
The marriage of institutions
The Dominion Institute and The Historica Foundation of Canada merged to create Canada’s largest history and citizenship organization: The Historica-Dominion Institute. A reception was held in the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse in Toronto. Below is board member Rick Mercer.
Oh yeah, well, I sleep under a seal skin duvet. So there.
Adrienne Clarkson is unimpressed.