Posted: May 27, 2009

GOVERNMENT CUTS MORE THAN THREE-QUARTERS OF PARK WARDENS by Jeremy Klaszus
  Wilderness more vulnerable to abuse, say warden vets.
 
 

CANADA COULD HELP SAVE 14,000 LIVES A DAY by Katy Kidd-Wright and Dr. Bob Dickson
  WTO and Canadian law allow generic antivirals but Canada won’t ship them.
 

SNOW COVER TURNING TO LAKES IN THE HIMALAYAS by Stephen Leahy
  Region supplies water to Asia and South Asia.
 
 

NEW CREDIT CARD REGULATIONS NEED MORE TEETH from the Canadian Community Reinvestment Coalition
  Disclosure isn't enough; consumers need protection from gouging.

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Editorial

ELECTION TALK IS JUST THAT by Ish Theilheimer
  No party can afford to take the chance, despite sabre-rattling.
 
 

Science matters
CANADA CAN BE EITHER PETRO-STATE OR PROSPEROUS NATION by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
  Our government is putting all its eggs in one basket, relying on the tar sands to fuel the economy.
 

MeanToons
SHOWDOWN AT THE OK CORRAL
  That's the "Ottawa-Kowtown" connection, for you eggheads.

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Canadian Politics
MULRONEY DISMANTLED HIS OWN LEGACY by Geoffrey Stevens
  Eighteenth Prime Minister achieved so much and then was undone by hubris.
 

NDP TAKE PAY, LOSE MORAL HIGH GROUND by Bill Tieleman
  Since 2007, NDP MLAs have donated the increase to charity.
 
 

INEQUALITY IN EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE by Elsie Hambrook
  EI rules are even less fair to women than to men.
 
 

NOVA SCOTIA ELECTION CAMPAIGN MOVES ALONG RIGHT ON SCRIPT by Stephen Kimber
  Still looking for a memorable moment, let alone a defining one.
 

UNWELCOME GUEST WORKERS by Gillian Steward
  Albertans complain that employers would rather hire temporary foreign workers than locals.
 
 

Workplaces
FEDERAL BUILDINGS HAVE SAFETY PROBLEMS: AG From the Public Service Alliance of Canada
  Unsafe buildings threaten government workers' health and safety, says PSAC.

World beat
EMPTYING GITMO HELPS USA IN IRAQ by Jay Tolson for Radio Free Europe
  General Patraeus discusses US plans for leaving Iraq, pushing into Afghanistan.

Consumers
FEDS BACK WARRANTIES ON NEW CARS FROM FAILING COMPANIES from Industry Canada
  New cars purchased from GM or Chrysler protected by Canadian Warranty Commitment Program.

Media files

NATIONAL POST MISPLACES BLAME by John Baglow
  Interpretation of National Physicians Survey disparages women doctors.
 
 

CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY WINS CAJ SECRECY AWARD from the Canadian Association of Journalists
  Runners-up include the RCMP, for refusing to reveal information about Taser use.

PICK OF THE WEEK

YOUTH IS WASTED ON THE YOUNG Donald Mills has a curmudgeonly complaint or two to share about young people, and he expresses himself with hilarious vigor. Of course, it's wise to take some of his remarks with a grain of salt, such as the call to "start beating them over the head with dictionaries [and] thesauruses..." Despite some rough language in his posts, his replies to readers' comments are fairly gracious. crabbyoldfart.wordpress.com

Hot headlines

AFGHANISTAN IS VIETNAM FOR SLOW LEARNERS by Gwynne Dyer
  Changing generals won't change the facts on the ground.
 

US RELIANCE ON OIL AN "URGENT THREAT" by Steve LeVine for Business Week
  Retired military say the real cost of fossil fuel is as much as hundreds of dollars a gallon.

Take action!
HELP FIND THE MISSING ENVIRONMENT MINISTER from the Sierra Club
  Jim Prentice seems to be held hostage by his former position as Industry Minister.
 

Feedback from our readers
CASINO CAPITALISM by Terry Moore
  Time to replace capitalism with a sustainable economic system based on human needs.

Humour
FOR PET LOVERS ONLY from the Internet
  Here are a few notes for and about animals.