February 16, 2009

Issue: - FEB. 16th 2009 | Maclean's

February 16, 2009

View Full Issue Table of Contents
‘I’ve worked day and night for the Liberal party for three years. The question implies I kind of arranged this transition.'
INTERVIEW

‘I’ve worked day and night for the Liberal party for three years. The question implies I kind of arranged this transition.'

Students grade their universities

Students grade their universities

By SANDY FARRAN, TONY KELLER18 min
THE DREAM JOB FROM HELL
WORLD

THE DREAM JOB FROM HELL

By LUIZA CH. SAVAGE15 min
View Full Issue
More Features
‘I’ve worked day and night for the Liberal party for three years. The question implies I kind of arranged this transition.' 1213
INTERVIEW

‘I’ve worked day and night for the Liberal party for three years. The question implies I kind of arranged this transition.'

MICHAEL IGNATIEFF TALKS TO KENNETH WHYTE ABOUT HOW HE GOT TO BE LIBERAL LEADER, THE ECONOMY, TORTURE, AND MACHIAVELLI
Students grade their universities 3031

Students grade their universities

Our fourth annual survey finds small schools in the lead, Canada lagging the U.S.—and a big push to improve undergrad education By SANDY FARRAN, TONY KELLER18 min
THE DREAM JOB FROM HELL 2223
WORLD

THE DREAM JOB FROM HELL

The U.S. faces foreign crises everywhere it turns. It's Hillary Clinton’s job to fix them. By LUIZA CH. SAVAGE15 min
THE MAKING OF A POLITICIAN 1819
NATIONAL

THE MAKING OF A POLITICIAN

How an unlikely team of newcomers and old Hill hands got behind Michael Ignatieff By JOHN GEDDES10 min
The 3M Awards: our best teachers 4647
UNIVERSITY REPORT

The 3M Awards: our best teachers

These 10 professors are leading the way, challenging their students—and putting teaching back at the centre of the university By NICHOLAS KÖHLER, SUSAN MOHAMMAD, RACHEL MENDLESON9 min
‘Canadians need a leader who can energize the electorate. We need a left-handed dog lover.’ 45
MAIL BAG

‘Canadians need a leader who can energize the electorate. We need a left-handed dog lover.’

YOUR EXCELLENT photo montage of Barack Obama’s magical inauguration (“Obama,” World, Feb. 2) missed what for me was the most indelible image of the day, which was the recurring scene of dignitaries pausing and paying special homage to [civil rights leader] John Lewis.
Save me from Slumdog Millionaire 5455
THE BACK PAGES

Save me from Slumdog Millionaire

It’s the sleeper hit of the year with a good chance of winning the Oscar for best picture. JAIME J. WEINMAN is not one of its many fans.
OBAMA AND LIMBAUGH FACE OFF, AVRIL CREATES A FASHION DISASTER, DELL GETS SLAPPED DOWN 89
7 DAYS

OBAMA AND LIMBAUGH FACE OFF, AVRIL CREATES A FASHION DISASTER, DELL GETS SLAPPED DOWN

When one of Simon Cowell’s fellow judges on Britain’s Got Talent compared a contestant to a hamster on a wheel, the famous hitmaker balked. The contestant was nothing like a hamster, Cowell said, and he should know. When he was a boy, he was obsessed with hamsters.
SOMETHING FISHY IN B.C. 5051
ENVIRONMENT

SOMETHING FISHY IN B.C.

The latest foe in the war over salmon farms? Rapacious Norwegians. By NANCY MACDONALD5 min
EATING WELL ON $50 A WEEK 5051
HOME

EATING WELL ON $50 A WEEK

A couple who spend $300 a week on food decide to economize By CHRIS JOHNS5 min
February 92009 February 232009