Posted: April 29, 2009

TAMILS FEEL SNUBBED BY IGNATIEFF NO-SHOW by Steve Pitt
  33,000 demonstrators on Parliament Hill expect more from Liberals than from government.
 
 

AFGHANISTAN'S WAR ON WOMEN by Paul Weinberg
  Kabul's misogynistic law complicates Canada's rationale for military involvement, as does the USA's apparently different mission purpose in Afghanistan.
 

EARTH'S ARCTIC FREEZER TURNING INTO HOTHOUSE by Stephen Leahy
  A completely ice-free winter by 2013 is not impossible.
 
 

THE ONGOING PANDEMICS by Dr. Bob Dickson and Stephen St. Denis
  Canada needs to renew and expand its commitment to the very effective Global Fund to fight three killer diseases.
 

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Editorial

NEWSPAPER OWNERSHIP IS SO YESTERDAY by Ish Theilheimer
  Follow James Dobson's model, not Conrad Black's; and, praise for the CAW.
 

Science matters

CARING FOR CARIBOU IS A MATTER OF URGENCY by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
  Caribou have already disappeared from half of their historical range in Canada.
 

MeanToons
LOCK THE DOOR!
  And keep an eye on the windows...

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Canadian Politics

LIBERALS CONVENE IN HIGH SPIRITS by Geoffrey Stevens
  As Conservative support collapses, Liberals feel they are on the rise.
 

FIRST NB MUNICIPALITY ACHIEVES PAY EQUITY by Elsie Hambrook
  But there is still a long road to travel before pay equity is universal.
 

OPPOSED TO STV by Bill Tieleman
  Changing the voting system is the most radical issue on the May 12 provincial ballot.
 
 

ALBERTA LIBERALS STAND BY THEIR NAME by Gillian Steward
  Albertans still resent the party that brought in the National Energy Program under Trudeau.
 
 

LACKLUSTRE START TO BC ELECTION CAMPAIGN Ipsos Reid
  Pollster Ipsos Reid finds no clear leader in polls.

Workplaces
MAY DAY IS ABOUT THE WORKERS' STRUGGLE by Denis Lemelin
  Conservatives are using the recession as an excuse to attack unions, especially the postal workers.
 

WORKER RIGHTS MUST BE PRIORITY ONE from Dave Killham
  Assessing workplace safety on the National Day of Mourning, April 28.
 
 

World Beat

AHMADINEJAD MAKES ISRAEL LOOK GOOD by Uri Avnery
  Iranian president's comments serve to justify Israel's defence budget.
 

Consumers
US SURGICAL PATIENTS DIDN'T GET THE RIGHT INFECTION PREVENTION CARE from the Consumers Union
  More hospitals following surgical infection prevention steps, but many patients still at risk.

Media files
CANWEST CREDITORS GRANT TWO-WEEK REPRIEVE from Canwest Global
  Ad hoc committee extends waiver for 70 percent of outstanding notes.

NEW GOOGLE COOKIE TRACKS FOR DOUBLECLICK.NET by Daniel Brandt
  Most popular search engine teams up with most invasive advertising company to track searches.

Watershed ways


HOORAY FOR DANDELIONS! by Lynn Jones
  Nine ways to use this common plant for food and medicine.
 
 

PICK OF THE WEEK

ARTISTS ARE WORKERS, TOO! And working people do appreciate art. That's why several Canadian cities now observe May Day with arts festivals. In Toronto, the festival is called Mayworks and the Edmonton website lists links to other cities, as well as Edmonton events   www.mayworks.ca   www.mayweek.ab.ca

Hot Headlines

THAILAND FACES CLASS WAR by Gwynne Dyer
  Middle classes want democracy for themselves, not for the poor.
 

BUSINESS WRITERS "BLEW IT" by John Tomasic for Colorado Independent Media
  Reporters and editors confessed they missed the big story before the meltdown.

Take action!
LET'S TELL HERITAGE MINISTER JAMES MOORE TO COME CLEAN! by Ian Morrison, for Friends of Canadian Broadcasting
  Conservatives are seriously misstating CBC funding.

Humour
WINK WINK, NUDGE NUDGE from the Internet
  Sometimes a facial expression speaks louder than words.