Did you hear the one about Obama?
From 2009: When Barack Obama first became presidents, TV comics gave him an easy ride.
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Stop the question period madness
In 2009, Paul Wells put forward plenty of ways to fix QP and help the country
When Khrushchev came to America
Nikita Khrushchev’s 1959 visit was a Cold War comic interlude
‘I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry’
A murderer, his victim’s daughter, and an unlikely bond
’Life’s too short for bad coffee.’ The Gord Downie interview.
Novelist Joseph Boyden talks to his friend Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip about family, fishing, the Bruins and the new album
The making of Mary
How did a few cameos in the Bible create the world’s most powerful woman ever?
Private failure: Nino Ricci on the marriage of Maggie and Pierre
Their relationship seemed the logical completion of the Trudeau myth
What we can learn from pessimists
According to philosopher Alain de Botton sorrow is our true lot
The Man Who Got Canadians
At his best, Stephen Leacock saw through us like no one else
So you think you can load dishes?
From 2009: The ‘right’ way to put stuff in the dishwasher is a highly fraught topic