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May 2006
"I always thought believing in the ndp was like believing in fairies or goblins. Not so, apparently."—Rick Mercer
May 2006
Master of Guillotine
by Sarah Richards
An Algerian executioner put 200 men to death. He has never lost a moment’s sleep…[more]Photography by Aorta
Anthropology
The Octopus
by Charles Montgomery
Can the myths of the Lau Lagoon clan survive their preservation?…[more]
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Africa
An Old World Solution
by David Fulton
Fortress Europe strikes an unsavoury bargain with African leaders…[more]
Politics
Fake Left, Go Right
by James Laxer
An insider’s take on Jack Layton’s game of chance…[more]
Field Notes
Afternoon Hours with Father Basil
by Peter Valing
Mission — “Here I have lived and here I shall die,” he said. Behind him, rain drummed on the window…[more]
Letters
May 2006
Canada at War I have given up trying to forecast how many years it will be before the majority of the Canadian public realizes that we are…[more]
Field Notes
In the Shadow of Doom
by Jon Evans
Goma—“This is the most bizarre country in the world,” says Gabriel the taxi-man in angry rapid-fire…[more]
Field Notes
Unsafe Grounds
by Abraham Langdon
Yorkshire — At the end of the day’s hike, as we approached our lodgings, the barking of a black Labrador…[more]
Imaginings
Travels with Scholars: The Brochure
by David Hull
This summer, see the world as it was meant to be seen”“through the eyes of professors. Travel to exotic climes with high…[more]
Field Notes
A Canadian Beaver in Chile
by Jen Ross
Patagonia—On a crisp spring morning, park ranger Ricardo Cid is leading me toward a stream in the Laguna…[more]
Food and Drink
The Noble Effect
by Chris Koentges
Can a $15-a-plate restaurant chain apportion the genius of one of Canada’s greatest chefs?…[more]
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