A bit more detail from the
news release....
Maclean's reveals the newsmakers of 2006
The Canadian soldier as newsmaker of the year, as well as highlights from the year that was - the winners, losers, deal-makers, home wreckers, heroes and rats of 2006. In the issue hitting newsstands starting today.
TORONTO, Dec. 14 /CNW/ - Every day for the past year, Canadian soldiers
have been on the front lines of Afghanistan, bearing the brunt of Canada's war
on terror, with courage and anonymity, no less. Right now, dozens of allied
countries have troops operating in the former Taliban stronghold, but in 2006,
none did more heavy lifting - or endured heavier losses - than Canada.
Consider this: between 2002 and 2005, eight Canadian soldiers flew home
in silver, flag-draped caskets. This year alone, the number is 36 and
counting. The enemy is dying, too. Hundreds of them. "There was a time, even
after 9/11, when the Canadian Forces were afraid to admit that their troops
might actually shoot people. Not anymore," Maclean's senior writer Michael
Friscolanti reports. Over the past 12 months, Canadians have endured bouts of
terrifying combat not seen by this country in two generations.
"The mission has its detractors - the latest public opinion poll says
61 per cent of Canadians oppose sending soldiers to Afghanistan - but the
grunts themselves have never been more popular," writes Friscolanti.
Every person in uniform, from sniper to recruiter to medic, will tell you
the same thing: I can't walk into a Tim Hortons without somebody saying
thanks. Indeed, 2006 belonged to the Canadian soldier.
Oh, what a year! Maclean's takes a look back
Condie and Peter? Youtube and Google? Maclean's captures the mergers,
breakups, feuds and flameouts from the year that was. From Dion's green
scarves to Harper's fashion faux pas, 2006 has been a year to remember, in
more ways than one. Read about them all in this week's Maclean's.
About Maclean's:
Maclean's is Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine.
Maclean's enlightens, engages and entertains 2.9 million readers with strong
investigative reporting and exclusive stories from leading journalists in the
fields of international affairs, social issues, national politics, business
and culture. Visit www.macleans.ca.
For further information: Jacqueline Segal, (416) 764-4125,
[email protected]
and taking a very quick look it seems that they have several interesting other articles, thanks
