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Prose writing in Canada, especially the writing of fiction, had certain problems associated with it until recently.
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Prose writing in Canada, especially the writing of fiction, had certain problems associated with it until recently.
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Donovan Bailey might not seem the most likely witness on behalf of Canadian culture.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on January 27, 1997
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It was a remarkable, and perhaps prophetic, closing chapter to the millennium.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on December 13, 1999
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