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Shorter documents the faculty’s impressive McLaughlin, and C. D. Howe. history from its inception to the present day. Also available as e-books at utppublishing.com Literary Review of Canada 170 Bloor St West, Suite 710 Toronto ON M5S 1T9 email: [email protected] reviewcanada.ca T: 416-531-1483 • F: 416-531-1612 Charitable number: 848431490RR0001 Vol. 21, No. 7 • September 2013 To donate, visit reviewcanada.ca/support EDITOR Bronwyn Drainie 3 Towering Landmark 17 Tristimania [email protected] A review of Building Seagram, by Phyllis A poem CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Mark Lovewell, Molly Peacock, Anthony Lambert Shane Neilson Westell Judy Stoffman 17 The Great Lakes Storm of 1913 ASSOCIATE EDITOR 5 Questioning Higher Education A poem Robin Roger An essay Timothy Mook Sang POETRY EDITOR Anthony C. Masi Moira MacDougall 19 Colombia North circa 1978 COPY EDITOR 8 Father Knows Best? 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