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Levine Flexhaug; Coalition governments; Low-paid contract teachers at Canadian universities; Oliver Sacks

Flexie's magic brush: Levine Flexhaug was an itinerant prairie painter, whose work was once bound for junk stores. He has become the subject of an art exhibition, a book and a documentary film. The call of the coalition: Polls suggest the election race is too close to call, and there's a good chance that none of the three main federal parties will win a clear majority. The creator of the Danish TV series "Borgen" talks about coalition governments in that country, and Michael talks to Hugh Segal and Janice Mackinnon about coalitions in Canadian political culture. Academia's dirty little secret: Canadian universities are being quietly kept afloat by low-paid, contract teachers with no job security or benefits. Ira Basen's documentary is called "Class Struggle." Remembering Oliver Sacks: We play an excerpt from Michael's conversation with Oliver Sacks in 2001, about his memoir, "Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood".
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Sunday Edition1:31:47The Sunday Edition, September 6, 2015

Flexie's magic brush: (00:00:34)

Levine Flexhaug was an itinerant prairie painter. He would set up his easel in a gas station parking lot and paint the same image over and over again. His work, once bound for junk stores, has become the subject of an art exhibition, a book and a documentary film. 

The call of the coalition: (00:24:14) Polls suggest the race is too close to call, and there's a good chance that none of the three main federal parties will win a clear majority. We hear from the creator of the Danish TV series Borgen about coalition governments in that country, and Michael talks to Hugh Segal and Janice Mackinnon about why coalitions are so alien to Canadian political culture.

Academia's dirty little secret: (00:42:50) Canadian universities are being quietly kept afloat by low-paid, contract teachers with no job security or benefits. Ira Basen's documentary is called "Class Struggle."

Remembering Oliver Sacks: (01:19:28) Before he became a distinguished neurologist and best-selling author, Oliver Sacks was a curious little boy who was passionate about botany and chemistry, growing up in London during the Blitz. We'll have an excerpt from Michael's conversation with Oliver Sacks from 2001, about his memoir, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood.

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