Posted: April 15, 2009

ANALYZING IGNATIEFF by Denis Smith
  The way in which he became the new Liberal leader reveals a lot about the man.
 
 

IRAQ TO RECREATE NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY from Radio Free Europe
  Iraqi government wants UN restrictions on nuclear energy lifted.

SASK NDP SHOULD PROMOTE RENEWABLE ENERGY, NOT URANIUM by Jim Harding
  Dwain Lingenfelter, NDP leadership candidate, favours nuclear power.
 

BC EXPANDS ROLES FOR MIDWIVES, NATUROPATHS, NURSES from the Government of British Columbia
  Nurses, midwives and naturopathic doctors will be able to prescribe medication when appropriate.

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Editorial

TAMIL BLOODBATH GOES ON WHILE WHOLE WORLD WATCHES by Ish Theilheimer
  "War on terror" allows West to sidestep responsibilities.
 

BILLY BOB, GO HOME! by Ish Theilheimer
  Straight Goods was at his show the night before movie-star turned band-leader melted down on CBC.

NEW WAYS TO MANAGE OCEAN AREAS by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
  Let's get it together with ecosystem management.
 
 

Meantoons
CANADA, INTERRUPTED by John Meaney
  Now there was something the economy was supposed to be doing...

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Canadian Politics
HARPERITES ON VERGE OF DEFEATING THEMSELVES by Geoffrey Stevens
  Liberals are smart enough to bide their time and capitalize on Conservatives' weakness.
 

ALBERTA BLAMES FEDS FOR DEFICIT BUDGET by Gillian Steward
  Old familiar song sounds off-key this time.
 
 

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY IS PAYING OFF FOR BANKS by Elsie Hambrook
  Companies that have a good gender mix at the top are more profitable than companies that don't.
 

HEADLINES YOU WON'T SEE IN THIS CAMPAIGN by Bill Tieleman
  Liberal government's economic performance compares poorly to others'.
 

PROVINCE GRABS FOR NEW EXPROPRIATION RIGHTS by Ricardo Acuña for Vue Weekly
  New Alberta Bill 19 could open door to government expropriation for private sector projects.
 

Workplaces
PIPSC LAUNCHES COURT CHALLENGE AGAINST FEDS from the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
  Public sector professionals challenge the constitutionality of the Budget Implementation Act.

WORLD OF LABOUR by Harry Kelber
  Labour news from Russia, Thailand, UK, Sweden, Indonesia, Australia.
 
 

Consumers
CABLE PROVIDERS SHOULD PAY FOR OVER THE AIR CHANNELS from the Public Interest Advocacy Centre
  And basic cable service should be costed and capped, like phone service.

MARS, INC. ANNOUNCES SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENTS FOR COCOA from the Labor Rights Forum and the Organic Consumers Association
  Labour and consumer groups call for even stronger commitment to fair trade and organic sourcing.

Media files
ADBUSTERS WINS LEGAL VICTORY from Adbusters
  BC Supreme Court grants leave to appeal, in suit to air anti-commercialism commercials.
 

PICK OF THE WEEK

CELL PHONES AND DRIVING Interactive video tests how well you can track the road while answering questions that might come up during a cell phone conversation. Scary.   www.dft.gov.uk/drivingchallenge

Hot headlines

PASSOVER BRINGS NOSTALGIA by Uri Avnery
  Leading Israeli peace activist ponders how conflict with local Arabs began and how it can end.
 

THE BUSH SIX IN THE DOCK by Jane Mayer for The New Yorker
  War crimes evidence mounts against six top officials in the Bush Administration.

OBAMA BUILDING HALF AN ARK by Gwynne Dyer
  Promise to sign on to watered-down Kyoto successor amounts to "pragmatic suicide".
 
 

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IVANHOE MINES EXECUTIVE LANDS BURMESE DRIVER IN PRISON from Canadian Friends of Burma
  Attempt to visit Aung San Suu Kyi leads to two arrests, one release.

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PURCHASING A TURKEY from the Internet
  You can't always get what you want.