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A literary criticism of the book "Waste Heritage," by Irene Baird is presented. It outlines how the book depicted significant chapters in Canadian labour history, including the failure of the modern industrial capitalilst democracy and local class conflicts. An overview on the main storyline of the book is also provided.

Presents an interview with Jane Urquhart, one of Canada's most prominent contemporary writers. Rooted in rural southern Ontario, but reaching out to embrace the landscapes of West Ireland, France, and Yorkshire, her work explores themes of memory, cultural and familial heritage, and artistic and romantic obsession. She has been writer-in-residence at several Canadian universities, including the University of Ottawa, Memorial University, and the University of Toronto. Her first novel, "The Whirlpool," earned her the Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger in France in 1992. She followed this with "Changing Heaven" and "Away," a novel about Irish immigrants coming to Upper Canada in the mid-nineteenth century that was nominated for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and won the Ontario government's Trillium Prize.