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Was it genocide? Making the case for and against $6.50 Vol. 27, No. 8 October 2019 THE VOTE with CHRIS ALEXANDER, JEFF COSTEN, RON HIKEL, MARG McCUAIG-BOYD, TREVOR NORRIS, J. D. M. STEWART & BRUCE K. WaRD Publications Mail Agreement #40032362. New from University of Toronto Press “…deftly illustrates the persistent presence and in uence of women in publishing…” – Darcy Cullen, Assistant Director, Acquisitions, UBC Press ISBN 9781487523862 ISBN 9781442649231 ISBN 9781487501044 ISBN 9780802095015 “Scott McLaren brings to life the often- “With impressive readings of Al Purdy “Women’s Writing in Canada o ers a vexed relationship among the Canadian, and John Newlove, in particular, J.A. comprehensive assessment of women’s American, and British Methodists.” Weingarten’s arguments are lucid, cultural activity in Canada in the latter careful, and persuasive.” half of the twentieth century...” Todd Webb Laurentian University Neil Besner Linda Morra University of Winnipeg Bishop’s University @utpress | utorontopress.com Vol. 27, No. 8 • October 2019 3 Letters 16 Don’t Forget 29 Still Missing Louis Corriveau, Dan Cameron, What we still get wrong The whereabouts of Ambrose Small Matthias Mayer, George Galt about Quebec John Lownsbrough Bruce K. Ward 4 Clickbait and Switch 30 Left Behind Startling trends for democracy 18 Here, No Evil A novel look at an evangelical mission Chris Alexander Are there bad people or just bad deeds? Ayah Victoria McKhail Joseph Heath 7 Lessons Learned 31 That Most Lonely Place When the NDP grew up 20 No Genocide A dark and daring translation Marg McCuaig-Boyd It’s not the right word for Rose Hendrie the history books 8 Liberalism 101 Donald B. Smith and J. R. Miller 32 In the Margins Notes for a skeptical generation My poetic journey through cancer Trevor Norris 22 Yes, Genocide Moira MacDougall Overruling tepid language 10 Comedy of Errors Harry S. LaForme Poetry We deserve better political memoirs we are awkward and find J. D. M. Stewart 25 The Treaties Ottawa negotiated in bad faith these things difficult 12 Referendum Trudeau Heather Menzies Dawn Macdonald, p. 5 He campaigned in poetry Safe Side but governed in prose 27 Deal or No Deal? Jim Nason, p. 13 Naomi Klein makes her case Jeff Costen Scenario, 1991 Sanket Sharma 14 Missing in Action Erin Wilson, p. 15 When people turn their backs on 28 Golden Boy public office Reclaiming a sports hero Ron Hikel Matt Hughes Chris Alexander served as Matt Hughes is the Canadian Ayah Victoria McKhail has Donald B. Smith, professor Canada’s minister of citizenship and record holder in the 3,000-metre contributed to the Globe and Mail, emeritus of history at the University immigration from 2013 to 2015. steeplechase. Now Magazine, and the Ryerson of Calgary, is writing a book about Review of Journalism. perspectives of First Nations among Jeff Costen was a communications Harry S. LaForme was the first non-Indigenous Canadians. adviser, issues manager, and press Indigenous judge on a Canadian Heather Menzies is the author secretary for three cabinet ministers appellate court, having served on the of, most recently, Reclaiming the J. D. M. Stewart has interviewed all in the Ontario Liberal government. Ontario Superior Court of Justice Commons for the Common Good. of Canada’s living prime ministers, and the Ontario Court of Appeal. except Stephen Harper. His Being Joseph Heath teaches philosophy J. R. Miller wrote Residential Prime Minister was named a Hill at the University of Toronto. He John Lownsbrough is a widely Schools and Reconciliation: Canada Times Top 100 Book in 2018. is a fellow of the Royal Society of published journalist and author of Confronts Its History. He is a Canada. The Best Place to Be: Expo 67 and professor emeritus of history at Bruce K. Ward is a professor Its Time. the University of Saskatchewan. emeritus of religious studies at Rose Hendrie has written for the Thorneloe University, in Sudbury, Sunday Times, Precedent, and the Moira MacDougall is the Trevor Norris is an associate Ontario. Globe and Mail. magazine’s poetry editor. Her latest professor in the Department of collection is Vanishing Acts. Educational Studies at Brock Cover and spot illustrations by Ron Hikel has taught political University, in St. Catharines, Tanya Lam, who has previously science at Canadian and American Marg McCuaig-Boyd was Alberta’s Ontario. worked with Swerve Weekly, universities and has worked on minister of energy and the MLA for The Walrus, and others. She is more than thirty electoral campaigns Dunvegan–Central Peace–Notley Sanket Sharma is a freelance based in Montreal. in the U.S., Canada, and Britain. from 2015 to 2019. writer in Toronto. With Thanks to Our Supporters Made possible with the support of an Ontario government agency un organisme du gouvernement de l’Ontario Ontario Creates DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: NOVEMBER 30, 2019 Call for Submissions The Call for Submissions is now open for the 22nd annual Donner Prize for best public policy book by a Canadian. 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