January 22, 2007

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January 22, 2007

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OTTAWA’S NEW POWER COUPLE

OTTAWA’S NEW POWER COUPLE

By BENOIT AUBIN24 min
Why they should kill Best Director
stage

Why they should kill Best Director

By JAIME J. WEINMAN4 min
A LONG STRANGE TRIP
Justice

A LONG STRANGE TRIP

By JONATHON GATEHOUSE,18 min
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OTTAWA’S NEW POWER COUPLE

She manages the money and matches his clothes. They talk politics late into the night. They’re not what you’d expect. By BENOIT AUBIN24 min
Why they should kill Best Director 6061
stage

Why they should kill Best Director

Hey Oscar, how can someone be the best director if they didn't make the best movie? By JAIME J. WEINMAN4 min
A LONG STRANGE TRIP 4647
Justice

A LONG STRANGE TRIP

An abduction charge, estranged family and a man of mystery— Myriam Bédard’s fall from grace By JONATHON GATEHOUSE,18 min
INTERVIEW 2223

INTERVIEW

‘We were losing the Civil War. Lincoln kept firing generals until he found one who understood what total victory was.' GEN. JACK KEANE TALKS TO LUIZA CH. SAVAGE ABOUT THE WISDOM OF A TROOP SURGE IN IRAQ, AND THE PARALLEL BETWEEN BUSH AND LINCOLN
MAIL BAG 67

MAIL BAG

‘Whether or not the RCMP concocted a dog massacre, the Inuit felt that they had’ ‘JAILBAIT' KIDS YOUR PICTURE of a young girl in a tank top and a micro-mini really caught my eye (“Why do we dress our daughters like skanks?” Cover, Jan l). And your interview with author Celia Rivenbark summed up what I’ve been arguing my entire life—if I am truly cute, wouldn’t it be redundant to wear a shirt that says so? Rivenbark makes the connection between inappropriate fashion and songs like Nelly Furtado’s Promiscuous.
SO MUCH FOR FOREIGN AID 3637

SO MUCH FOR FOREIGN AID

new curse a crippling brain drain. Its chief cause: us. By LARRY KROTZ7 min
WHAT’S HAPPENED TO ‘THE DAILY SHOW’? 5455
tv

WHAT’S HAPPENED TO ‘THE DAILY SHOW’?

The comedy everyone used to talk about just isn’t as fresh or funny as it used to be JAIME J. WEINMAN “fake of The steam? news” Daily Two Show years comedy running ago, show was out the the hottest thing on basic cable (admittedly not a huge competition).
CAN A FEW SIMPLE MOVES HEAL HER? 4445
Health

CAN A FEW SIMPLE MOVES HEAL HER?

Unlike most others with Parkinson’s, Shirley Weiler is improving By DANYLO HAWALESHKA6 min
Don’t blame me for ’Children of Men’ 5859
books

Don’t blame me for ’Children of Men’

I mentioned P.D. James’s thoughtful novel in my book. Then came the shriekingly bad film. By MARK STEYN6 min
WANTED: ANOTHER REVOLUTION 3839

WANTED: ANOTHER REVOLUTION

This spring’s election may give France what it needs—real reform By MICHAEL PETROU6 min
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