Posted: January 14, 2009

CANADA HAS ROLE TO PLAY IN MIDEAST by Linda McQuaig
  Harper should follow Robert Stanfield's example and try to be a "fair interlocutor".
 
 

UPDATING THE KYOTO ACCORD by Stephen Leahy
  Poor could benefit from trading carbon credits.
 
 

PAKISTAN'S ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN from Radio Free Europe
  Pakistan-born author says that only a regional development plan will ease conflict.

REVIEW JUSTICE FOR OMAR KHADR from the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, and others
  US human rights groups urge Obama to stop Guantánamo proceedings against child soldiers.

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Editorial

FRAMING THE CONSERVATIVE MELTDOWN by Ish Theilheimer
  Progressives need to name and define the economic crisis or others will.
 
 

Faith speaks
US FAITH LEADERS CALL FOR LIFTING ECONOMY BY RAISING MINIMUM WAGE from Let Justice Roll
  "Let Justice Roll" coalition gathering momentum.

Science matters
CHANGING COURSE REQUIRES ALL HANDS ON DECK by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
  We might be able to avert environmental and economic catastrophe, but only if we all work together.
 

MeanToons
VIEW FROM THE TOP by John Meaney
  Today, we have the naming of parts.

www.meantoons.com

Canadian Politics

HARPER'S ORANGUTAN PROBLEM by Geoffrey Stevens
  Caucus members, constituencies don't follow directions.
 
 

US CHANGE WILL BLOW NORTH by Gillian Steward
  PM will have to show some adaptability.
 
 

LIBERAL IN THE US, CONSERVATIVE IN CANADA by Bill Tieleman
  Canadians might be expecting too much from Obama.
 
 

CRISIS SPENDING SHOULD INCLUDE WOMEN'S JOBS by Elsie Hambrook
  Health care and education are as vital to our economy as airports, highways and turbines.
 

ONTARIO NDP LEADERSHIP CANDIDATES from Inside Queen's Park
  IQP interviews Michael Prue and Gilles Bisson.

Workplaces

ELEVEN MILLION NOW UNEMPLOYED IN US by Harry Kelber
  And: a round-up of union actions in Venezuela, Chile, Hong Kong, Japan and France.
 

Consumers
RULES FOR THE NEW TAX-FREE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS from Finance Canada
  Federal law sets guidelines for new accounts banks are already offering.

Media files
GAZA: JOURNOS IN LINE OF FIRE from the International Federation of Journalists
  IFJ demands end to targeting as Israelis strike media tower.

PICK OF THE WEEK

DIBS ON MORAL SUPERIORITY... Cartoonist Barry Deutsch has a way of putting modern dilemmas in perspective. Here is his take on the Middle East – but while you're there, have a look at the rest of the site.   www.leftycartoons.com/?s=moral+superiority

Hot headlines
BILL MOYERS INTERVIEWS USW CHIEF LEO GERARD from Bill Moyers' Journal on PBS
  Sudbury-raised union leader calls for re-regulation of US labour market.
 

BATTLEFIELD GAZA by Gwynne Dyer
  This struggle is still about what it has always been about: the land.
 
 

LA TIMES PROFITS FROM ONLINE ADS by Jeff Jarvis
  Finally — online revenue pays for all basic expenses.

PAKISTAN'S NUKES by David E Sanger
  "When you map WMD and terrorism, all roads intersect in Pakistan."
 
 

Take action!
SUPPORT FIRST NATIONS EDUCATION COUNCIL PETITION from the First Nations Education Council
  Protest having third party administer Indian and Northern Affairs grants for post-sec students.

Feedback from our readers
BUCKING WOOD by Philip Kienholz
  Handsaw-chain saw comparison underestimates handsaws.

Humour
GETTING AWAY FROM IT ALL from the Internet
  Even dogs need a vacation.