Posted: April 01, 2009

IN SEARCH OF A GREEN ECONOMIC STIMULUS by Stephen Leahy
  Politicians have failed to comprehend the severe consequences of failing to cut world carbon emissions.
 

YESTERDAY'S FUEL, YESTERDAY'S DEAL by Gordon Laxer
  Petro-Canada's death moves us further toward ensuring American, rather than Canadian, energy security.
 
 

SPEAKING BLACKFOOT by Jeremy Klaszus
  Rachel Ermineskin preserves her language for future generation.
 
 

LOSING IT IN STIR by Sherwood Ross
  Solitary confinement in US prisons making thousands psychotic.
 
 

MeanToons
WASHINGTON DRIVES TOUGH DEAL WITH CAR MAKERS by John Meaney
  General Motors' chief executive faces new challenge.

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Editorial

BUYING INTO THE BAD GUYS' WARS by Ish Theilheimer
  Conservatives laid out the dangerous turf for which Obama is heading.
 
 

MCDONALD'S TO REDUCE PESTICIDES IN POTATOES, AT INVESTORS' DEMAND from the Investor Environmental Health Network
  Fast food company, largest potato buyer in the USA, will influence all potato growers.

Science matters
NOW'S THE TIME TO TAKE SCIENCE SERIOUSLY by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
  Too often, the role of science in solving our social, medical, and economic problems is poorly understood.
 

Idiocracy Watch

THE SCIENCE MINISTER'S DILEMMA by Jason Millar and Craig Berry
  Not all beliefs are created equal.
 
 

Canadian Politics

HARMONIZING SALES TAXES by Geoffrey Stevens
  Harmonized sales tax is an idea whose time has come in Ontario.
 
 

WOMEN NEED SOLO STATUS FOR REFUGEE CLAIMS by Elsie Hambrook
  Canada needs to extend recognition of gender differences.
 
 

BC RAIL DEAL HAUNTS LIBS by Bill Tieleman
  Integrity of the Premier of British Columbia, Gordon Campbell, is at stake.
 
 

ONTARIO BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS 2009 by Inside Queen's Park
  Sales tax harmonization, a special report from IQP.
 

Workplaces
GIVE ONTARIO FARM WORKERS RIGHT TO ORGANIZE from the United Food and Commercial Workers
  UFCW files suit with ILO to lift ban on agricultural unions.

BLUE-GREEN ALLIANCE LINKS JOBS, ENVIRONMENT from the Natural Resources Defense Council
  Labor unions, environmental organizations urge passage of climate change legislation in 2009.

Consumers
BEWARE CHEQUE OVERPAYMENT FRAUD from PhoneBusters
  When selling online, beware the purchaser who overpays and wants money back.

Media files
MOURNING CBC CUTS from the Writers Guild of Canada
  For more than a decade, reports have recommended increased and stable funding for the CBC.

Watershed ways

TIME TO PROTECT OUR FOOD HERITAGE by Dr Ole Hendrickson
  Only 30 species make up over half the plant food in our diets.
 

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Hot headlines

WAR RESISTERS DESERVE SUPPORT by Antonia Zerbisias
  Kimberly Rivera, Robin Long saying what many Canadians have said: attack on Iraq was illegal.
 

Take action!
SAVE THE CBC! from Avaaz.org
  Sign petition protesting against massive budget cuts.

Feedback from our readers
PENSION PLANS NEED HUGE IMPROVEMENT by Barry Gotro
  And Workers' Comp plans regularly fail injured workers.

Humour
TOUGH TIMES REQUIRE TOUGH DECISIONS from the Internet
  Of course, management has its own priorities.