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Posted: October 14, 2009
BLOCK THAT SLUDGE! by Holly Dressel
Tiny Elgin, QC sets legal precedent in blocking use of municipal sludge on its territory.
Q & A WITH LESTER BROWN by Stephen Leahy
Earth Policy Institute founder outlines immediate actions to slash carbon emissions.
MAKE YUNUS AN HONORARY CANADIAN by Sam Daley-Harris
Canada should honour poverty-fighting Nobel Prize winner.
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 Editorial
ACTION URGENTLY NEEDED TO DEFUSE PENSION BOMB by Ish Theilheimer
Solutions exist, beginning with proper funding for CPP and OAS.
Science matters
COUNTDOWN TO COPENHAGEN by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
We're finally seeing some agreement about confronting climate change, across the political spectrum.
MeanToons
LOOKING FOR A BRIGHT SIDE
But my calendar only goes to December...
www.meantoons.com
 Canadian Politics
A TALE OF TWO SCANDALS by Geoffrey Stevens
Seven similarities shine through reports on Sponsorship and E-Health scandals.
MENTAL HEALTH: TAKING CARE OF EACH OTHER AT WORK by Elsie Hambrook
Addressing mental health issues at work can save jobs and lives.
STELMACH DISSES AUDITOR-GENERAL by Ricardo Acuña
Alberta AG reports that tarsands oil royalties are short by $100 million, this year alone.
SAVE NOW BECAUSE THE HST IS LOOMING by Bill Tieleman
Opposition parties charge that the new system is in complete chaos.
ALBERTA'S HEALTH NETWORKS GET STITCHED BACK TOGETHER by Gillian Steward
Opposition parties charge that the new system is in complete chaos.
America watch
GET OFF OBAMA'S BACK by Michael Moore
Michael Moore has second thoughts about the Nobel Peace Prize.
Media files
CANWEST BANKRUPTCY A WAKE-UP CALL from OpenMedia.ca and Council of Canadians
Feds should expand media democracy, not allow more foreign ownership.
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SOUNDS LIKE BRITAIN
The British Library has spent five years digitizing its sound recordings in order to make them available online, to university students and the general public. Here are 44,500 recordings of music, spoken word, and environmental sounds, including 13 years of talks recorded at the Institute of Contremporary Arts.
sounds.bl.uk/Default.aspx
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 Hot headlines
WARNING: MODEL NOT ACTUALLY AS DEPICTED by Eric Pfanner
Britain, France, move to require disclaimers on photoshopped ads.
THE DOWNSIDE OF POSITIVE THINKING by Emily Wilson
Barbara Ehrenreich's new book says upthink has undermined America.
THE EU'S DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT by Gwynne Dyer
Vote again until you get it right.
Take action!
SUPPORT BILL C-300 from Amnesty International
Bill would require Canadian companies to respect human rights in their overseas operations.
Feedback from our readers
CANADA'S HISTORY OF COLONIALISM from Aimee Bailey
The Indian Act made it illegal for us to speak our language.
Humour
RADIO INCONGRUITY from Friends of Canadian Broadcasting
FRIENDS ads nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award.
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