Politics & Current Affairs

The Tower of Babble: Sins, Secrets and Successes Inside the CBC

In 2004, when Richard Stursberg accepted the position as head of CBC’s English-language television services (he took over radio and online responsibilities in 2008), he inherited a once venerable cultural institution in the late stages ... Read More »

June 26, 2012 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

★ A Thousand Farewells: A Reporter’s Journey from Refugee Camp to the Arab Spring

By Nahlah Ayed

In the Canadian media landscape, it’s a rare journalist who views reporting as a selfless calling that subjugates ego in favour of a well-reported story. That’s why Nahlah Ayed’s new memoir is a refreshing take ... Read More »

May 7, 2012 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Sweet Sixteen: The Journey That Inspired the Canadian Women’s Press Club

By Linda Kay

In 1904, when veteran newspaper correspondent Margaret Graham met with the Canadian Pacific Railway to request sponsorship for an all-women’s press junket to the World’s Fair in St. Louis, the company jumped at the chance. ... Read More »

March 12, 2012 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Committing Theatre: Theatre Radicalism and Political Intervention in Canada

By Alan Filewod

Alan Filewod, a renowned theatre historian at the University of Guelph in Ontario, is that rare breed of academic who has dedicated his career to studying Canadian theatrical history from a “radical” perspective while also ... Read More »

February 7, 2012 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Golden Age of Liberalism: A Portrait of Roméo LeBlanc

By Naomi E.S. Griffiths

This putative biography of Roméo LeBlanc is less a story about the man than a survey of the places, issues, and times through which he passed on his journey from rural poverty in New Brunswick ... Read More »

February 7, 2012 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Elusive Destiny: The Political Vocation of John Napier Turner

By Paul Litt

To put it in modern terms, John Turner’s stint as prime minister lasted only a week longer than the sham marriage of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries. But by reminding readers of Turner’s truly remarkable ... Read More »

February 7, 2012 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

When the Gods Changed: The Death of Liberal Canada

By Peter C. Newman

In the May 2011 federal election, the Conservative Party of Canada finally achieved a parliamentary majority, putting to an end a long period of rule by Canada’s “Natural Governing Party,” the Liberals. This outcome startled ... Read More »

February 7, 2012 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

A Fiery Soul: The Life and Theatrical Times of John Hirsch

By Fraidie Martz and Andrew Wilson

Unlike biographies of Canadian authors or visual artists, those dealing seriously, in a non-showbiz way, with Canadian theatre personalities are actually quite rare. In A Fiery Soul: The Life and Theatrical Times of John Hirsch, ... Read More »

January 4, 2012 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Whose Streets? The Toronto G20 and the Challenges of Summit Protest

By Tom Malleson and David Wachsmuth, eds.

The controversial G20 economic summit in Toronto has been the subject of countless articles, media stories, documentary films, works of art, and now, a book of essays. Editors Tom Malleson and David Wachsmuth focus on ... Read More »

January 4, 2012 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Decade of Fear: Reporting from Terrorism’s Grey Zone

By Michelle Shephard

Michelle Shephard’s narrative about the decade she has dedicated to reporting on terrorism begins with Hunter S. Thompson’s famous line, “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” It’s a good choice, especially as ... Read More »

January 4, 2012 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

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