Winter Archive
by Kaitlin Fontana
Everyone in Fernie, British Columbia knows the town is cursed. Why do we stay close to home, even in the face of endless tragedy?
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by Selena Ross
In this exclusive investigative report from Montreal, Maisonneuve exposes the bid-rigging, violence and sabotage at the heart of an unlikely racket: snow removal.
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by Nick Taylor-Vaisey
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?
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by Eric Andrew-Gee
Gary Doer was hailed as one of Canada’s greenest leaders. Then he became ambassador to the US—and started shilling for Alberta oil.
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by Christopher Szabla
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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by Kasper Hartman
The first-place story from the 2011 Quebec Writing Competition.
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by Gary Leclerc
One of two second-place stories from the 2011 Quebec Writing Competition.
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by Tijana Stojković
One of two second-place stories from the 2011 Quebec Writing Competition.
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by Andrea Bennett
The Jackson Avenue Housing Co-operative and the religious battle raging in one of Canada’s poorest neighbourhoods.
by Alexandra Molotkow
Fifty years ago, Jacques Brel recorded “Le Moribond,” a caustic ballad that inspired one of the cheesiest hits of all time.
by D.Y. Béchard
How do you tell fact from fiction in a war zone? Sometimes, myths reveal more than you might think.
by Mark Mann
So you’re at a gallery—now what?
by Ben Nelms
The decline of Ontario auto manufacturing.
by Mathew Henderson
A poem.
by Evelyne de la Chenelière
Why are obscure artists considered elitist when they’re not the ones with power?
by Guillaume Morissette
“Aubrey’s hair was wet and chewy and tasted like it was full of vitamins.”
by Chandler Levack
Winter listens: Islands, Rich Aucoin, Rae Spoon, Rihanna and more.
by Maisonneuve Staff
Winter reads: Sina Queyras, Stephen Gauer, Michele Landsberg and more.
ISSUE 43
Tenth Anniversary: Spring 2012
online content:
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by Paul Gettlich
What really happened at Occupy Toronto?
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by Christopher Szabla
Occupy and the Arab Spring are often glowingly compared to the decentralized, democratic internet. But that very similarity may have doomed these movements from the beginning.
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by Maisonneuve Staff
A decade of Maisonneuve.
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by Tim Falconer
How can someone who passionately loves music also be a terrible singer? Tim Falconer takes up voice lessons—and discovers the surprising science of tone deafness.
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by Deni Y. Béchard
As a teenager, Deni Y. Béchard went to Vancouver to live with his father, an ex-con with a penchant for telling tall tales. He met a man desperate to forget the past.
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by Johanna Skibsrud
"She felt a great sadness. She would remember next to nothing of this, even soon."
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