Posted: October 07, 2009

GIVE PEACE A SEAT AT CABINET TABLE by Linda McQuaig
  NDP MP and Liberal MP call for a Department of Peace.
 
 

CFIB PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE STUDY FOUND TO BE BIASED by Larry Brown
  Independent economist challenges methodology, gaps, omissions in wage comparisons.
 

OUT OF THE FOREST AND INTO THE OVEN by Stephen Leahy
  Europeans harvesting trees in the South to burn in wood-fired energy plants.
 
 

MORE FICKLE THAN FAIR by Barry Sookman and Daniel Glover
  Why Canada should not adopt a "fair use" regime for copyright.
 

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Editorial
VOTERS NEED PREPARATION FOR COALITION POLITICS by Ish Theilheimer
  And leaders must walk the talk – an interview with Jack Layton (video).
 

MEDITATION ON A PLANE by Penney Kome
  Very 21st Century Dalai Lama visits Calgary.
 
 

Science matters
LIFE ALTERING THE PLANET by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
  From microbes on up, life forms have affected Earth's atmosphere and climate.
 

MeanToons
OH, FOR A WARM UPDRAFT
  In politics, much depends on which way the wind is blowing.

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Canadian Politics

AS THE HOUSE GROWS by Geoffrey Stevens
  New seats to reflect population growth around urban areas.
 
 

OLYMPICS RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING by Elsie Hambrook
  Sex workers, social agencies disagree about Vancouver Olympics' effects on sex trade.
 

GLASS FROM BLUE CARTS AND DEPOTS PILES UP AT DUMP by Jeremy Klaszus
  New curbside program cuts value of recyclables; city can't find buyer.
 

LIBERALS DECLARE WAR ON THE WORKING CLASS by Bill Tieleman
  The battle has just begun.
 
 

Workplaces

WORLD OF LABOUR by Harry Kelber
  Labour news from Mexico, Egypt, Chile, Russia, Gibraltar, and France.
 

Consumers
TEXT MESSAGING SCAM from Phonebusters.com
  If it says you've won, you shouldn't have to pay anything.

World beat
CAMBODIAN RIGHTS WORKER BATTLES HUMAN TRAFFICKING by Joshua Lipes, with editing by Sarah Jackson-Han
  Rare interview with Dr Kek Galabru highlights need for government action.

PICK OF THE WEEK

SHOWCASING PHOTOGRAPHY The Boston Globe devotes one section of its news site to astonishing, evocative photography, that moves as well as informs. From the 60th anniversary of the Chinese revolution, to the conflict in Afghanistan, to an intimate portrait of a couple doing the tango, the site makes good use of the lit screen. www.boston.com/bigpicture

Hot headlines
SCIENTISTS STUDYING "OBESOGENS" by Tara Lohan
  America's obesity epidemic may be fueled by chemicals in everyday products.

THE CASTING COUCH IS ALL TOO REAL by John Doyle
  But no one will discuss it.
 
 

SHOWDOWN IN IRAN by Gwynne Dyer
  Secret facility near Qom means US or Israeli strike more likely.
 
 

Take action!
STAND UP TO END POVERTY from Make Poverty History
  Stand up and be counted, from October 16 -18.

CELEBRATE CO-OP WEEK from the Canadian Co-operative Association
  There are close to 9,000 co-ops and credit unions across Canada, with more than 17 million members.

Feedback from our readers
STEPHEN HARPER AT THE PIANO (VIDEO) from the Internet
  Let's have a little discussion about who Harper's "friends" are.

Humour
A COWBOY BUYS A BRA from the Internet
  How tough could that job be?