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Posted: April 08, 2009
WHY HARPER BARRED GALLOWAY by Linda McQuaig
PM feared British MP's message on Middle East, Afghanistan.
CLEARED OF TERRORISM, CANADIAN STRANDED IN KHARTOUM by Paul Weinberg
Abousfian Abdelrazik worries about his teenage daughter in Montreal, now that his ex-wife has died.
NEW LAW SEEN AS SETBACK FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS by Golnaz Esfandiari
Passed secretly, aimed at small segment of population, law would "set a disastrous precedent" for all Afghan women.
EVALUATING TOURISM'S EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT by Stephen Leahy
Tourism helped preserve Africa's game parks and Indonesia's coral reefs.
Meantoons
THE SKY REALLY IS THE LIMIT by John Meaney
Kim Jong-Il tries to rally the troops.
www.meantoons.com
 Editorial
A TIP OF THE SMITHBILT TO ALBERTA PROGRESSIVES by Ish Theilheimer
Public Interest Alberta finds that coalition-building yields results.
Science matters
 ENERGY URGENCY PITS TREE-HUGGERS AGAINST SMOKESTACK PLUGGERS by David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
Wind power and run-of-river renewable projects need oversight too.
 Canadian Politics
DUCKING THE PUNDITI by Geoffrey Stevens
Ignatieff should continue to keep his head down, as political commentators start to focus on him.
ALBERTA'S SUPER EXPENSIVE SUPER HEALTH BOARD by Gillian Steward
Despite restructuring, costs are up and wait times longer.
MEASURING MULRONEY by Adil Sayeed
GST is vindicated even as Oliphant inquiry begins.
INCREASE TO POST-SECONDARY FUNDING MOST WELCOME by Elsie Hambrook
But women still need social supports in order to balance jobs and family.
BC CONSERVATIVES COULD TROUBLE LIBERALS by Bill Tieleman
Fledgling party could split the vote.
Workplaces
G20 SUMMIT AN "INTERIM SUCCESS" SAYS CLC from the Canadian Labour Congress
Ken Georgetti credits pressure from labour movement.
 Watershed ways
USING MANURE TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY by Janet McNeill
Methane-power generator converts biomass gas into electricity.
Consumers
INCREASED PATIENT REPORTS OF MEDICAL ERRORS, INFECTIONS from Consumer Reports
Nearly one in five Americans reports experiencing problems with health care system.
Media files
HOW NEW MEDIA CAME INTO THEIR OWN AT THE G20 SUMMIT from Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera's online video show, The Listening Post, compares mainstream reporting with independent reports.
 Hot headlines
MEDIA LAYOFFS MIGHT HAVE A SILVER LINING by Sheila Gibbons
Female news veterans are finding new markets and showcases..
"WE CAN'T REMAKE AFGHANISTAN" by Russ Hoyle
Andrew Bacevich advocates "containing" Al Qaeda, not trying to eliminate them.
CITY VS COUNTRY KIDS by Jonathon Gatehouse
Small-town teens are more likely to have had sex. And honesty and politeness are less important to them.
Take action!
HELP STOP THE LIQUIDATION OF COLOMBIAN UNIONISTS from CUPE
Send email and letters to Colombia's president and cabinet ministers.
SUPPORT THE WOMEN OF AFGHANISTAN from CARE CANADA
Urge Canada to lobby against new law that threatens women's basic rights.
Feedback from our readers
TRANSLINK DISPUTES TIELEMAN'S COLUMN by Ken Hardie
Funding and nominations for TransLink Board come from municipal governments, not province.
Humour
BEWARE OF DOG
The sign doesn't always mean what folks think it means.
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