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EDITOR’S NOTE • IN THIS ISSUE OF MACLEAN’S

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COMMENTS • READERS WEIGH IN

THE INTERVIEW • Unifor president Lana Payne wants Canadian workers to know—and get paid—what they’re worth

Embrace the future of farm-tech • The next agricultural revolution will be digitized. Canada needs to help its farmers buy in.

THE GIG • THE WAY WE WORK NOW

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Island Time • In 2021, the Bergot-Brownings were itching to leave Toronto. One year and 14 goats later, they’re among greener pastures on Vancouver Island.

The Shift Dresser • Sujitha Shivajothi never bought into fashion’s gender binary. Now she’s sending her form-bending designs down the world’s biggest runways.

Top-Down Convertible • Calgary’s $80-million 9th Avenue Parkade is made for a time when cars aren’t king

2022 World cup MANIA • FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1986, CANADA’S MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM HAS QUALIFIED FOR SOCCER’S MARQUEE TOURNAMENT. THE PLAYERS—AND THE COUNTRY’S RABID FANS—ARE MORE THAN READY.

Everybody Loves Phonzie • HOW ALPHONSO DAVIES BECAME THE BEST CANADIAN FOOTBALLER TO EVER PLAY THE GAME

Coaching Fire • HOW DID JOHN HERDMAN, A BRITISH TRANSPLANT AND FORMER SCHOOLTEACHER, TURN CANADA’S PERENNIAL UNDERDOGS INTO A BROTHERHOOD OF CHAMPIONS? HE WENT STRAIGHT FOR THEIR HEARTS.

Field Guide • THE DEFINITIVE WHO’S WHO OF TEAM CANADA’S TOTALLY STACKED MEN’S SOCCER SQUAD

Memories of 1986 • MUCH LIKE THIS YEAR’S RUN, CANADA’S FIRST WORLD CUP APPEARANCE 36 YEARS AGO DEFIED EXPECTATIONS. A LOOK BACK AT THE MOST ELECTRIC MOMENTS FROM OUR NATIONAL TEAM’S HISTORIC QUALIFYING EFFORT, AND THE TOURNAMENT ITSELF.

Cheering Section • FIVE SOCCER SUPER-FANS CHAT ABOUT THEIR LOVE OF THE BEAUTIFUL GAME AND WHAT IT’S LIKE TO ROOT FOR BOTH CANADA AND THEIR LONG-TIME FAVOURITE NATIONAL TEAMS

Something Evil • The Afzaal family were out walking in London, Ontario, when a truck mowed them down. Here, the untold story of the man accused of their murder: a disturbed 20-year-old factory worker from a troubled home.

Uncertain Stardom • Sort Of is the most acclaimed, defiantly original show on Canadian TV—and it might be star and co-creator BILAL BAIG’S launchpad to fame. They’re still not sure how to feel about that.

ILLUMINATING LEGENDS • Through the lens of his glamorous alter ego Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, artist Kent Monkman amends the historical record

CULTURE

THE MAGICAL TREEHOUSE • A Quebec couple renovates their whimsical property in a fairy-tale forest

The Trades Trend

Why there’s never been a better time to start a career in construction

Technology blurs the line between white- and blue-collar work

‘The trades just made me an overall happier person’

To fill a need for workers, the face of the skilled trades is changing

LEDCOR PROGRAM PROMOTES TRADES CAREERS FOR LOCAL FIRST NATIONS

Open Minded • Athabasca University lets you study anywhere, at your own pace

Program puts overseas study in reach

RANKINGS • MACLEAN’S 2023 UNIVERSITY RANKINGS

Methodology Measuring Excellence • For more than three decades, Maclean’s has collected the data and crunched the numbers to evaluate Canadian universities

How We Rank • Maclean’s assesses universities on several key points, allocating a weight to each, to find out who is top of the class

Medical Doctoral: McGill • The Montreal university keeps its top spot among institutions that offer a broad range of Ph.D. programs and research, as well as medical...