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Hello and welcome to the weekend edition of Best Of Maclean’s. Each Saturday, we place a spotlight on the top story from Macleans.ca from the past week, showcasing the most interesting people, places and stories from across Canada.

Louise Arbour takes on the military

“I was told almost every female cadet experienced an incident of sexual misconduct ‘or worse,’” wrote Louise Arbour following a year-long inquiry into the CAF.

Arbour, the former Supreme Court justice and United Nations high commissioner for human rights, has spent her career taking on the world’s most notorious human rights violators. And yet one of her most formidable challenges is domestic.

In this interview with Maclean’s, Arbour discusses misogyny in the military, her damning report and why she’s facing one of her most difficult challenges yet.

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Cottage Industry: Tales from the national cottage market frenzy

Vacation properties have never been in such high demand. In this sweeping cross-country survey, Maclean’s looks at 10 of the most popular regions to buy a cottage. The July issue identifies what makes these spots so attractive and tells the stories of Canadians who bought cottages and cabins over the last few years, battling through a landscape of frenzied bidding wars and buying properties without even setting foot in the province.

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