August 13, 2007

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August 13, 2007

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WIFE OF THE PARTY
NATIONAL

WIFE OF THE PARTY

By ANNE KINGSTON19 min
‘You can get up in the morning and say, “I'm going to be a bit nicer,” and just do it. It's some of the best economic advice.’
INTERVIEW

‘You can get up in the morning and say, “I'm going to be a bit nicer,” and just do it. It's some of the best economic advice.’

‘THE TRUTH ABOUT LAWYERS’
MAIL BAG

‘THE TRUTH ABOUT LAWYERS’

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NATIONAL

WIFE OF THE PARTY

Laureen Harper may appear to be channelling Donna Reed, but she’s actually the PM’s secret weapon By ANNE KINGSTON19 min
‘You can get up in the morning and say, “I'm going to be a bit nicer,” and just do it. It's some of the best economic advice.’ 1616A
INTERVIEW

‘You can get up in the morning and say, “I'm going to be a bit nicer,” and just do it. It's some of the best economic advice.’

TYLER COWAN TALKS TO KENNETH WHYTE ABOUT WHAT GOOD BOSSES KNOW, AND WHY YOU SHOULDN'T PAY YOUR KIDS TO WASH THE DISHES
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MAIL BAG

‘THE TRUTH ABOUT LAWYERS’

IMAGINE, FOR A MOMENT, how you would react if a magazine ran a cover that read: “Firefighters are pigs,” or maybe, “Doctors are butchers” or “Soldiers are dogs.” And imagine that the sensationalist cover was based, not on any in-depth investigative report, but solely on the opinions of a disaffected member of one of those groups who was promoting a new book.
BARBARIANS AT THE GATE 3637
WORLD

BARBARIANS AT THE GATE

The Taliban are gaining ground, and if NATO’s will to confront them flags, the consequences for ordinary Afghans could be horrific By MICHAEL PETROU12 min
CHEATERS WILL ALWAYS BE WITH US 6061
SPORTS

CHEATERS WILL ALWAYS BE WITH US

Save your outrage. As long as there have been sports, there have been cheaters. And we’re okay with that. By CHARLIE GILLIS12 min
Clown prince 6869
THE BACK PAGES

Clown prince

How a stoner from B.C. came to make two of the season’s hottest movies—and reinvent the slacker comedy By BRIAN D. JOHNSON11 min
THE END OF SEPARATISM? 2627
NATIONAL

THE END OF SEPARATISM?

The movement is weak, and is turning on the ordinary Quebecer By MARTIN PATRIQUIN11 min
THE MYSTERY AT HOUSE NO. 114 4041
WORLD

THE MYSTERY AT HOUSE NO. 114

New evidence further clouds the death of a Canadian in Pakistan By ADNAN R. KHAN10 min
IT DOESN’T ALWAYS PAY TO BE TOUGH 4849
BUSINESS

IT DOESN’T ALWAYS PAY TO BE TOUGH

Our softer approach to market regulation may not be so bad after all By COLIN CAMPBELL10 min
Bill 101: A gift we never expected 3031
NATIONAL

Bill 101: A gift we never expected

Once branded racist, it’s put Quebec at ease, and may have saved Canada By BENOIT AUBIN7 min
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