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Presenting Maisonneuve's First Annual Genre Fiction Contest
This year's theme: science fiction!
Anarchy in the QC
In the summer of 1977, one makeshift, beer-soaked venue brought punk rock to Montreal. Then the mafia showed up.
Our Tar-Sands Man in Washington
Gary Doer was hailed as one of Canada's greenest leaders. Then he became ambassador to the US—and started shilling for Alberta oil.
Why Quebec Comedy Isn’t Funny
La belle province has its own humour industry of massive superstars and classic shows. Too bad the jokes are totally lame.
Against the Memory Industry
Is the cult of remembrance holding us back? In an era of Google archives and tragedy tourism, we need to relearn how to forget.
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Presenting Maisonneuve’s First Annual Genre Fiction Contest
This year’s theme: science fiction!Anarchy in the QC
In the summer of 1977, one makeshift, beer-soaked venue brought punk rock to Montreal. Then the mafia showed up.Our Tar-Sands Man in Washington
Gary Doer was hailed as one of Canada’s greenest leaders. Then he became ambassador to the US—and started shilling for Alberta oil.Blog
Shit Presidential Candidates Don’t Say
“I mean, we did kind of steal Texas from the Mexicans.”
“I’ve never been so hung over in my life.”
“No thanks, I’ve raised enough money.”
“We’ve sort of got an open-relationship thing going.”
“9/11 was an inside job.”
“Patriarchy.”
“I’m just not sure I believe in God.”
“Yeah, Big Pharma pretty much wrote that …
The NDP Today: Brian Pollard
Brian Pollard with former NDP leader Jack Layton, from Pollard’s campaign Facebook page.
In Maisonneuve’s current Winter issue, Nick Taylor-Vaisey has a feature called “After Jack,” a thoughtful assessment of the NDP’s rocky past and uncertain future. Over the next few weeks, we’ll publish a series of short online profiles of some of the people he …
Bonobo Diaries: A Conversation With Sue Savage-Rumbaugh
Kanzi communicates with Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh using lexigram panels. Photo courtesy of Liz Rubert-Pugh.
It’s three hours until my flight to Uganda, where I will visit sanctuaries and learn about conservation efforts before crossing overland into Rwanda, then into the Congo. At the moment, I’m in Doha. I arrived this morning from Paris and, with nineteen hours between …
The NDP Today: Charmaine Borg
In Maisonneuve’s current Winter issue, Nick Taylor-Vaisey has a feature called “After Jack,” a thoughtful assessment of the NDP’s rocky past and uncertain future. Over the next few weeks, we’ll publish a series of short online profiles of some of the people he spoke with. To read “After Jack,” from which this post is adapted, pick up …
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ISSUE 42 Winter 2011
online content:
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Our Tar-Sands Man in Washington
Gary Doer was hailed as one of Canada's greenest leaders. Then he became ambassador to the US—and started shilling for Alberta oil. [full text] -
Against the Memory Industry
Is the cult of remembrance holding us back? In an era of Google archives and tragedy tourism, we need to relearn how to forget. [full text] -
Someone Has to Save Us From This
The first-place story from the 2011 Quebec Writing Competition. [full text] -
Kingers
One of two second-place stories from the 2011 Quebec Writing Competition. [full text] -
A Photo Examination
One of two second-place stories from the 2011 Quebec Writing Competition. [full text]
also in this issue:
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Getting Plowed
In this exclusive investigative report from Montreal, Maisonneuve exposes the bid-rigging, violence and sabotage at the heart of an unlikely racket: snow removal. -
In the House of the Lord
The Jackson Avenue Housing Co-operative and the religious battle raging in one of Canada's poorest neighbourhoods. -
After Jack
Last May, Jack Layton led the NDP to the greatest victory in party history. Now that he's gone, will the party be able to maintain its momentum? - [see full issue contents]