The best of 2011: CanadaOur health care delusionOne study ranked Canada dead last in timeliness and quality careBy Ken MacQueenGoodbye, retro MétroMontreal’s fleet of stylish subway trains—the oldest in North America—is on the verge of extinctionBy Martin PatriquinThe assassin among usNur Chowdhury faces execution for killing Bangladesh’s president. That’s why he’s safe in CanadaBy Charlie GillisForget Freud, Forget Marx. Rioting, above all, is fun.Everyone is over-thinking the Vancouver riots way too muchBy Andrew PotterSo Rob Ford doesn’t like the gay pride parade? So what?Why gay rights aren’t endangered by Toronto’s mayorBy Emma TeitelA million people at the Pride parade? Really?There’s a good reason the figure is unbelievable: it’s wrongBy Claire WardThe $25,000 cowThat’s the average value of a milk quota per cow under a supply-management systemBy Andrew CoyneMontreal is falling downA history of bad design choices now haunts the city as its bridges, roads and tunnels crumbleBy Philippe GohierToo many cops?The crime rate is down but police forces are growing. We’re poorer as a result, but not necessarily any saferBy Ken MacQueen and Patricia TrebleMaher Arar’s mind cannot forgetArar’s body has recovered, but the memories of his torture persistBy Jonathon GatehouseSo much for the ‘People of Einstein’ mythEmma Teitel on how a York University student makes Jews look bad—and why that’s a good thingBy Emma TeitelThe RCMP: a Royal Canadian disgraceWhat will it take before someone fixes the iconic force?By Charlie Gillis and Ken MacQueen