The lawyer that comic companies fear
Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 11:26 amMarc Toberoff, BA’77, is one of North America’s most influential intellectual property lawyers — and to DC Comics, he’s scarier than the Joker and Lex Luthor combined.
No hell in this kitchen
Posted on Monday, December 12, 2011 at 1:13 pmby Wendy Helfenbaum Guillermo Russo, BA’05, may have a degree in industrial relations and international development, but he’s been keeping busy reinventing a Montreal culinary landmark. Last winter, rotisserie chicken fans across the city raised eyebrows at the news that their beloved Laurier BBQ was set to become British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s first Canadian [...]
A cancer patient’s best friend
Posted on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 1:09 pmby Shelley Pomerance It’s 11 p.m. and Sheila Kussner, BA ’53, LLD’90, is still on the phone. In her distinctive raspy voice, the words spilling out as if there’s no time to lose, she offers counsel and comfort to a frightened young person with cancer. Kussner knows that fear well. When she was just 14, [...]
A champion for your right to know
Posted on Monday, July 11, 2011 at 10:44 amInformation Commissioner Suzanne Legault, BCL’88, LLB’88, feels Canadians deserve easier access to the information behind decisions made by governments and Crown corporations.
A date with the Queen
Posted on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 1:44 pmA longtime and outspoken advocate for women struggling against domestic violence, Sandra Horley’s work in the U.K. will soon make her a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
No ugly cars on his watch
Posted on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 3:36 pmBMW makes some of the most beautiful cars in the world. It is up to Karim Habib, BEng’93, to make sure it stays that way.
Scout CEO is a happy camper
Posted on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 3:23 pmScouts Canada—the “boy” part has long since disappeared from the name—has ambitious goals. After taking a clear-eyed look at its operations, the organization reached some tough conclusions. The July 2009 Action Plan for Canadian Scouting notes, “We have allowed ourselves to become boring.” Membership was declining by an average of 11,500 young people a year. At that rate, the movement would have no members at all by 2017.
Off the Map, but thinking of home
Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 2:25 pmThere are few professions more demanding than medicine. Actress and former McGill student Rachelle Lefevre recently discovered that being a pretend doctor isn’t all that easy either.
He’s in the big leagues now
Posted on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 5:41 pmThirty-nine-year-old Guy Boucher, BA’95, BSc(AgrEng)’96, was pursued by at least two teams before he signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning to become the NHL’s youngest head coach.
The aspiring Apprentice
Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 12:16 pmStephanie Castagnier, BCom’98, overcame a troubled youth to build a successful life. Now can she win Donald Trump’s stamp of approval?
