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In this issue

The Great Condo Crash
After years of frenzied building, buying and flipping, the market finally toppled.
Why Canada's biggest cities are flooded with tiny units no one wants.

FROM ANTI-VAXXER TO VACCINE EVANGELIST

The man behind thisfall's buzziest Canadianfilm

APORTRAIT OF ALBERTAS SEPARATIST MOVEMENT

COMMENTS

READERS WEIGH IN

7 mins

BlackBerry director Matt Johnson has hit the big leagues. He's still an indie kid inside.

BLACKBERRY, THE ORIGIN STORY of Canada's iPhone, was the vehicle that vaulted director Matt Johnson into the mainstream—sweatband in tow.

9 mins

Create Wealth Funds for Canadian Kids

At birth, every child should get $10,000 in a government-managed investment account. Their prospects and the country's—will soar.

5 mins

Tall Order

Vancouver's Butterfly complex combines luxury condos with affordable housing—and pulls it off

2 mins

Exams Aren't the Only Way to Test Kids

Why seminars, research projects and thoughtful conversations best traditional assessments

4 mins

Condo Crash

For years, low interest rates fuelled a big-city condo-flipping frenzy. Profits got bigger and condos got smaller. Now the bubble has popped and left behind thousands of unsellable, unlivable units.

10+ mins

The AntiAnti-Vaxxer

I spent years spouting conspiracy theories about vaccines. Now, as measles rages in my home of Alberta, I'm trying to convince vax-hesitant parents to inoculate their kids.