Daniel Richler, confused, peered into the box holding his going-away present: Were the beige corduroy jacket with dark brown elbow patches, the hand-woven tie and the matching brown Wallabees a joke or not? The CITY-TV staff around him at McVeigh’s New Windsor Tavern were cracking up. The gift, of course, was his new CBC uniform.… Continue reading The Apprenticeship of Daniel Richler
Series: Spring 1987
This Mag at 20
Twenty Years and Still no Respect” ran the headline on the editorial in last October’s This Magazine. True, the Toronto-based publication was celebratingits20thanniversary.But This Magazine gets a fair measure of respect. Since its genesis in 1966 as This Magazine Is About Schools, when it was a champion of the free-school movement, This Mag has become… Continue reading This Mag at 20
Central Canada’s National Newspaper
On October 23, 1980, The Globe and Mail launched its national edition, quoting publisher A. Roy Megarry: “There probably is not a better time in Canada’s history for a national newspaper to emerge. With the constitutional debate, with regional aspirations growing ‘and with demands for more autonomy from the provinces, there is a greater need… Continue reading Central Canada’s National Newspaper
Mother Courage
I do wish he would call me back, I can never make him understand that we need to have these things on paper. Wait, I’ve got to stop for some food.” Christa Singer’s car makes an unexpected turn onto Toronto’s Eglinton Avenue. (‘Have you ever heard of Grano? Oh, and I must tell you… eeoow… Continue reading Mother Courage
Origins of Oppression
Marq de Villiers has been the editor of Toronto Life since 1981. Born in South Africa, he was educated at the University of Cape Town and the London School of Economics, where he received a diploma in International Relations. He has worked for Reuters in England and Spain, as a feature writer for The Cape… Continue reading Origins of Oppression