At one federal department, office pals are risky business
Natural Resources Canada’s new code-of-conduct rules assign staff a colour-coded ’risk’ level. And if you have work pals, or are a professor, watch out.
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Anne Kingston
Senior Writer and Columnist Anne Kingston covers contemporary culture—everything from medical politics to the politics of food. She is the author of ’The Meaning of Wife: A Provocative Look at Women and Marriage in the 21st Century’ and ’The Edible Man: Dave Nichol, President’s Choice and the Making of Popular Taste.’ Find her at anne.kingston@macleans.rogers.com.
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Two new studies suggest a potential game-changer in how scientists understand of the brain, which could advance research on MS and Alzheimer’s
Dalhousie task force explores problems beyond Facebook posts
An independent task force says its report on Dalhousie’s DDS2015 scandal doesn’t mean to assign blame. But there’s plenty to go around
The Bibliopod: Family, food and Fifty Shades, the sequel
Listen to the latest episode of The Bibliopod
The strange downfall of Evan Solomon
The unbelievable true story of the billionaire, the banker, the art maven and the CBC star.
Tom Lawson’s comments prove sexism is ’wired’ into our military
Anne Kingston on how Gen. Tom Lawson’s Stone Age comments highlight the way sexism can become boiled into a culture
The Interview: Author Peter Schweizer on the Clintons’ wealth
Author Peter Schweizer on how Bill and Hillary Clinton have enriched themselves by channelling their joint political acumen and influence
Sheryl Sandberg’s cosmic ’Lean In’ moment
With a deeply personal essay about grieving her husband’s death, the Facebook COO reframes a fundamental human experience
Peter MacKay’s private life on the public stage
His romantic escapades captured the national imagination—yet his time in office was shadowed by a larger ’women problem’, writes Anne Kingston