November 2009 Contents
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Features
What Just Happened?
Recessions have a way of devastating companies that seemed untouchable and elevating paupers into princes. Now that this ordeal appears to be coming to an end, we present the winners and losers of 2008–2009
The Illegals
Alejandra and Gerardo fled death threats in Mexico City and landed in Toronto. They found work, bought a car and sent their kids to school here. Eight years later, the government ordered them to leave. Instead, they went into hiding, and joined the ranks of the 100,000 non-status workers who do the jobs that no one else wants to do By Carolyn Morris
Mr. Pushy
The BlackBerry billionaire conquered Bay Street and Wall Street. In his spare time, he launched a think-tank to influence global politics. But the one thing Jim Balsillie desperately wants—his own NHL team, on his own terms—he can't have By Kelly Pullen
The Hunger
The 10 per cent unemployment rate means the food banks are busier than ever. There has to be a better way to feed the city By Sasha Chapman
Columns
The Man Who Would Be PM
The Conservatives keep calling Ignatieff “cosmopolitan,” like that's a bad thing. He should take it as a compliment. Instead, he’s trying to play the ordinary Joe card. Big mistake By Chris Nuttal-Smith
This City
The incredible lightness of prima ballerina Bridgett Zehr • Man-boy on a mission: the Leafs’ top draft pick, Nazem Kadri • The best of the fest: Hollywood meets Hogtown at TIFF 2009
City Survivor
The List
Ten things Erin Karpluk, the effervescent star of Being Erica, can’t live without By Stéphanie Verge
Super Shopper
Cool running: you don’t have to enter the Toronto Marathon to covet the gear By Alanna Davey
Great Spaces
A playroom for parents in Beaconsfield Village By Siri Agrell
Real Estate
A Manhattan-esque oasis of stealth wealth in Yorkville By Bert Archer
Dining
British invasion: the city’s best new gastropubs By James Chatto
Restaurants
Rain’s extreme Japanese make-over • How to sample celebrity chefs’ dishes on the cheap • Didier’s decadent lamb Wellington
This Month
Birdwatching at the COC: Robert Lepage premieres The Nightingale and Other Short Fables • Dissecting Andy Warhol’s artistic OCD at York University
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