Posted: May 13, 2009

CAMPBELL MANAGES VICTORY by Bill Tieleman
  BC Liberals' win sets stage for several coming battles.
 
 

MAN DIES WAITING FOR CARE IN PRIVATE CLINIC by Steven Lewis
  Clinic's doctor, leader of fight for private health care, refused to try to revive the man.
 

NATIVE PEOPLE SAY RICH POLLUTERS BEAR BLAME by Stephen Leahy
  Many reject carbon offset programs and carbon trading, calling them "false solutions".
 

NETTIE WIEBE IS OUT TO HEAL THE PLANET by Penney Kome
  Farmer, professor, and sometime NDP candidate, campaigns to reconstruct food system.
 
 

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Editorial

DHALLA CASE HIGHLIGHTS VULNERABILITY OF FOREIGN WORKERS by Ish Theilheimer
  Canada's immigration narrative has changed, for many newcomers.
 

Science matters
USA SETS EXAMPLE FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
  Obama says smart, sustainable policies can protect both the economy and the environment.
 

MeanToons
WATCH WHAT YOU TWEET
  You never know who else is watching.

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Canadian Politics
MULRONEY TAKES THE WITNESS STAND IN AIRBUS INQUIRY by Geoffrey Stevens
  Former PM will face suspicion that his administration was corrupt.
 

ALBERTA'S NEWEST PROVINCIAL CONSERVATIVE PARTY by Gillian Steward
  Wildrose Alliance holds hard right wing views.
 
 

TIME FOR COMPULSORY VOTING by Bill Tieleman
  Only 58 percent of BC voters voted in 2005.

NEW MOTHERS SHAFTED BY EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE by Elsie Hambrook, for the Moncton Times and Transcript
  The Canadian parental leave program actually excludes many of the women who need it most.
 

NUKES A CONTENTIOUS ISSUE IN ALBERTA by Ricardo Acuña
  So provincial government conducts phony public "consultations".
 
 

Workplaces
AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA from the Canadian Labour Congress
 This year marks the 40th anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in Canada.

Watershed ways

SELLING ENERGY CONSERVATION by Lynn Jones
  Although conservation is easy, rewarding and frugal, only a small minority make the effort.
 
 

Consumers
SWINE FLU SCAMS from the Better Business Bureau
  Beware spam, ads, vaccine offers.

NEW ALLIANCE QUESTIONS AIR SAFETY by Kirsten Stevens and Kirsten Brazier
  Transport Canada has backed off from aircraft inspections.

Media files
PRESIDENT OBAMA ADDRESSES THE PRESS from YouTube
  Obama has fun at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.

PICK OF THE WEEK

RESOURCES FOR HOMOPHOBIA DAY On the fortieth anniversary of Canada's decriminalizing homosexuality, GLBT people sometimes still encounter hatred and even violence, just because of who they are. This year's theme is, "Homosexuality knows no borders." See the website for resources, including posters and pamphlets, aimed at public education. www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3693

Hot headlines
DEFINING "POPULISM" by Jim Hightower
  Media are letting Republicans claim to be populists when really they are plutocrats.

HUMANS HALFWAY TO CAUSING DANGEROUS CLIMATE CHANGE by Alexis Madrigal
  New study puts statistics in different format to make them easier to understand.

Take action!
SAVE OUR BOREAL BIRDS from Saveourborealbirds.org
  Migratory birds return to find their nesting sites gone, due to unchecked industrial uses.

Feedback from our readers
IGNATIEFF SHOULD PLAY HIS CARDS CLOSE TO HIS CHEST from Hermit2003
  Let Harper throw his spears at mirages in the meantime.

Humour
THE BLOND AND THE LAWYER from the Internet
  What you get in New Orleans isn't always what you bring home.