May 24, 1999

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World

The trails of Louise Arbour

The house sits in the green hills above Skopje, nestled discreedy among the vineyards on the northern outskirts of the Macedonian capital. It is a large, Mediterranean-style villa, intended for occupancy, according to workers on the site, by NATO. By Barry Came9 min

Opening Notes

The first time Canadian actress Molly Parker came to the Cannes film festival she created a sensation as a necrophile heroine in Kissed (1996). That was two years ago. This week, Parker is stirring audiences once again on the French Riviera, but in a much different capacity: instead of coupling with the dead, she is embracing the pain of motherhood. By Tanya Davies7 min

The Mail

It was very exciting to see one of my close friends and classmates, Brenda Ha, on the cover of Macleans (“Courting the class of ’99,” May 10). By the end of the article about lavish and highpaying jobs available from companies just waiting to throw money at young graduates, I was convinced that I should attend Queens commerce.

Canada

Rough waters on the right

We believe in the common sense of the common people. —Preston Manning, in innumerable speeches promoting the Reform Party of Canada Christine Whitaker recalls the first time she heard Preston Manning speak. It was in 1990, at a small local meeting in Fort Qu’Appelle, Sask., where Manning was trying to drum up support for his fledgling Alberta-based party. By Brian Bergman6 min