A: Toronto B: Calgary C: Baker Lake, NWT. You’d be right only about the centre of Canadian insularity if you chose A. But we are trying to pinpoint the geographical centre-the exact heart of our nation. If you guessed Baker Lake, NWT, you win this round. And if you already knew that Baker Lake is… Continue reading The True North
Series: Spring 1992
Taking on Toronto
It is going to be a hard night for Jack Layton. Pre-election polls have forecast defeat of Toronto’s NDP mayoralty candidate at the hands of his Tory opponent, and at 7 p.m. on election day, time is ticking away. And here is Layton, sweating in his overcoat and red scarf, rushing from door to door… Continue reading Taking on Toronto