Observer Arts

My Sister’s Keeper

Heartfelt story spins a web of human bonds and then delicately undoes them

Food, Inc.

Hard-hitting documentary sets out to empower us as consumers

Away We Go

Road movie is a cross-country tour of 21st-century family dysfunction

The Hurt Locker

Tensions are high in this film about bomb experts in Iraq

Fifty Dead Men Walking

Film about Northern Ireland depicts explosive passions without indulging in brutality

November 2009 Features

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When green isn't green enough

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Think you’re doing your bit for the environment? Here’s the deal: you’re just getting started. By Lisa Van de Ven

Interview with Marie Wilson

Dennis Hanagan

One of three commissioners appointed to examine the legacy of the Indian residential school system talks about the monumental task ahead for the national Truth and Reconciliation Commission By Mike Milne

The fence-sitters: How real is the hope?

Sean Kane

Conventional wisdom suggests that the folks who show up for church only at Christmas and Easter might be persuaded to come more often. But a new study says, don't hold your breath. By Richard Wright

Rescuing Darwin

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Ever since the Origin of Species was first published 150 years ago, scientists and creationists have tried to spin the religious views of Charles Darwin their way. By Paul Fayter

Everyday Ethics

Do you help your grandson sneak into university?

Your grandson has applied to a prestigious university, and his marks are just shy of the admission cut-off. You know he would have sailed through had he not missed so many classes in his last term due to his parents’ messy breakup. The dean of the college is an old friend. Do you call in a favour?
By Ken Gallinger and Ruth McQuirter Scott

Observations