Issue 23|Summer / Fall 2008

Issue 23:

Inroads 23 contains several reports from Africa. Robert Cohen describes South Africa 15 years after the end of apartheid as “a work in progress.” Dave Klassen and Rick Gamble bring readers inside the devastating and underreported war in northern Uganda, and remarkable efforts at reconciliation taking place there. Don Cayo visits sites of genocide in Rwanda, as well as in Cambodia and at Auschwitz, and asks what meaning can be drawn from these sites. Also in this issue, Linda Cardinal and Charles Castonguay explore the implications of the 2006 census for language policy, while Johanne Poirier offers a cautionary tale of divisions based on language from Belgium.

Columns

Social Policy

Politically Correct and Lovin’ It

Western democracy has embraced the idea that equality for everyone, especially marginalized groups and minorities, is key to democracy

By Willa Marcus

Social Policy

Polygamy, Impunity and Human Rights

A column by Daphne Bramham based on her book: The Secret Lives of Saints: Child Brides and Lost Boys in Canada’s Polygamous Mormon Sect.

By Daphne Bramham

Social Policy

The Return of God – and What to Do About It

Who would have thought that the new millennium would begin with jihads, holy wars, fatwas, inquisitions and slaughter of the innocents in the name of God?

By Reg Whitaker

Culture

Did the Israel Lobby Kill Rachel Corrie?

My Name is Rachel Corrie was programmed by three major North American theatres and all were canceled.

By Arthur Milner

Social Policy

Trust on a Street Corner, Approaching Midnight

What is remarkable about successful societies is that non-naive residents expect transactions involving strangers and casual acquaintances to be, in the main, happily resolved.

By Finn Poschmann

Editorials and Rejoinders

International

Scenes of Hope and Horror

An introduction by Bob Chodos and John Richards on the Africa Section of Issue 23.

By Bob Chodos

Canada

Language: How Well Are We Doing?

An introduction by John Richards on the Language section of Issue 23

By John Richards

Canada

Dr. Dion, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Minority Government

Minority governments have become standard fare, the result of an important change in Canada’s political makeup that has not received the attention it deserves.

By Henry Milner

Canada

Stephen Harper, Canadian

Though Stephen Harper is often portrayed as a radically conservative ideologue, his policies have been less dogmatic than most observers expected.

By Neal Carter

Canada

The Prairie NDP’s Uncertain Future

John Richards introduces several articles on political change in the Prairies.

By John Richards

Articles

International

Northern Uganda

Compiled by Bob Chodos, from reporting by Dave Klassen and Rick Gamble.

By Dave Klassen

International

A Work in Progress

It is almost 15 years since the African National Congress took power in South Africa – a good time to look back and assess accomplishments and prospects.

By Robert Cohen

Canada

Diverging Paths?

In 2007, New Democratic Party governments in both Manitoba and Saskatchewan faced their electorates, and the two elections produced different outcomes.