December Issue
Book Reviews
Ascenti
edited by Lorene Shyba and James R. Parker
reviewed by Peter Hemminger
Prairie Edge
by Conor Kerr,
reviewed by Francine Cunningham
I (Athena)
by Ruth DyckFehderau,
reviewed by Candace Fertile
The Harvesters
by Jasmina Odor,
reviewed by K.I. Press
Northerny
by Dawn Macdonald,
reviewed by Kelly Shepherd
Contributors
Mirabelle Chiderah Harris-Eze
(“Holy Ghost”) is a Canadian-Nigerian-American who grew up in Calgary and now writes about chinooks, failure and Igbo masqueraders. Harris-Eze also won the Writers’ Union of Canada’s Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers in 2021.
Barb Howard
(“The Non-Judgmental Judge”) is the author of five books, including Happy Sands from University of Calgary Press. Her article on court delay, “Justice for None,” ran in the December 2018 issue of Alberta Views.
Shazma Mithani
(“Should Healthcare Have User Fees”) is an emergency physician at the Royal Alexandra Hospital and the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton. She serves as a director of the Alberta Medical Association and of the Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton.
Evan Osenton
(“We Could Prevent a Mass Shooting”) is the editor of Alberta Views. He is on sabbatical until January. His article “Who Wants Albertans to Gamble More” won Gold at the 2024 Alberta Magazine Awards.
Shawn Whatley
(“Should Healthcare Have User Fees”) is a physician and Munk Senior Fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Background
Justice
Justice For None
A Supreme Court decision on court delay means the legal system must reform.