October Issue
DIALOGUE
Should the Public Pay for Calgary’s New Arena?
A dialogue between Deborah Yedlin and Peter Oliver
Book Reviews
Health for All
by Jane Philpott,
reviewed by Vamini Selvanandan
Counting Bones
by Ellen Anderson Penno,
reviewed by Elaine Morin
The Game of Giants
by Marion Douglas,
reviewed by Glen Huser
Deviant
by Patrick Grace,
reviewed by John Barton
Apples on a Windowsill
by Shawna Lemay
reviewed by Catherine Owen
Back from the Deep
by Doug Horner,
reviewed by Cailynn Klingbeil
In Line at Walmart with All the Other Damned
by Steve Passey,
reviewed by Alex Rettie
Remembering Our Relations
by Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation with Sabina Trimble and Peter Fortna
reviewed by Sarah Carter
Briefly Noted: October
Takedown by Ali Bryan
The Cancer Plot by Reginald Wiebe and Dorothy Woodman
Contributors
Monica Kidd
(“Why Can’t You Get a Family Doctor”) is a family physician in Alberta and Newfoundland and teaches at the University of Calgary and Memorial University. She has published seven books, most recently Chance Encounters With Wild Animals (Gaspereau 2019).
Bonnie Larson
(“Money Visions”) is a physician and community organizer. She has worked with refugees in Calgary and Indigenous communities at the Elbow River Healing Lodge and Siksika First Nation Health Centre, and now works primarily with homeless Calgarians.
Peter Oliver
(“Should the Public Pay for Calgary’s New Arena?”) is a community organizer, founding member of the Beltline Neighbourhoods Association and host of The Palgary Almanac on CJSW radio.
Kevin Van Tighem
(“The Wings of Change”) is an Alberta born conservationist. An updated version of his latest book, Wild Roses Are Worth It (RMB), will be released this fall.
Deborah Yedlin
(“Should the Public Pay for Calgary’s New Arena?”) is president and CEO of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. Her background includes experience on Wall Street and Bay Street, and two decades as a columnist for various publications, including The Globe and Mail and the Calgary Herald.
Background
Psychedelics
The Electric Saskatchewan Acid Test
If addictions are an illness, shouldn’t we consider more holistic treatment?