City of imagination
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The voters of Toronto, Ontario, and its suburbs rejected a proposal to make the area into a megacity, despite the current unwieldly form of regional government. Toronto has recently experienced a resurgence, due in part to the many novelists who have written about the city and its special character.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1997
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Beautiful dreamers: Canadian cultural icons figure in an increasing number of biographies
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The forthcoming publishing season will usher in a large number of biographies on Canadian artists and intellectuals. The passing of the founding generation of modern Canadian literature is partly the cause of the increase in biographies.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1997
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Wielding the power of words
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Woodcock is an avowed anarchist who believes the people should have power, not institutions. The 80-year-old author has used his beliefs as themes for many of his books. Other influential works and projects are described.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1992
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