October 29, 2007

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NATIONAL

Could the queen of green be mean?

Supporters call Elizabeth May driven, generous and inspirational. But even some in her own party call her duplicitous, a bully and a sellout. Meet Canada’s wackiest politician. By ANNE KINGSTON24 min

MAIL BAG

I ENJOYED the coverage in Maclean’s magazine and on its website of Warren Buffett (Interview, Oct. 15; “Get Buffed up,” Macleans.ca, Oct. 11). But while your Net primer, especially, is meaty on the Oracle of Omaha’s personal and emerging philanthropic life, it skimps on the unique investment style that makes him different from his peers.

INTERVIEW

In his new autobiography, A Life Decoded, maverick scientist J. Craig Venter recounts the acrimonious and highly political race to sequence the human genome, which pitted his privately funded team against the government-financed Human Genome Project.

NEWSMAKERS

England has a new king of kicks, and in a far tougher sport. The country’s appearance in this week-end’s final of the Rugby World Cup against South Africa’s Springboks is thanks to the golden boot of Jonny Wilkinson. The 28-year-old fly-half nailed a penalty and then a match-sealing drop goal in the final five minutes of an upset 14-9 semifinal win over France last Saturday.