Posted: May 19, 2010

NEW VOICE FOR THE FINANCIAL ELITE by Linda McQuaig
  CD Howe Institute launches new centre on monetary policy.
 
 

BOUND FOR A REPEAT IN AFGHANISTAN by Paul Weinberg
  New NATO surge will mean more detainee headaches for PM.
 
 

SERIOUS LOOPHOLES IN NEW FEDERAL WATER LAW: COC from the Council of Canadians
  Council of Canadians warns that Bill C-26 could allow bulk bottled water exports.

PROVINCES QUARREL OVER ACCESS TO POWER GRID from Nalcor Energy
  Nalcor Energy claims it is denied fair access to Québec's transmission system.

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Editorial

RELIGIOUS RIGHT SETS SIGHTS ON SUPREME COURT by Ish Theilheimer
  Reverend Charles McVety storms Ottawa in campaign mode.
 

Gordon's corner


COALITION ENVY by Charles Gordon
  Canada's political scene is different from Britain's.
 
 

Science matters
WHAT THE GULF OIL DISASTER TELLS US by David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
  Several Canadian projects pose the same risks as the now-sunk Deepwater Horizon rig.
 

MeanToons
STRUGGLING OVER POWER
  Hydro-Quebec won't let Lower Churchill Project sell electricity through its power lines.

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Canadian Politics

G8 PROJECT A PLOY by Geoffrey Stevens
  Harper panders to the religious right on abortion.
 
 

BYSTANDERS ARE ENABLERS by Elsie Hambrook
  Workplace bullying is bad for business and bad for people.
 
 

ONTARIO AND THE HST by Inside Queen's Park
  New tax structure looms as hazardous issue for Ontario Liberals.
 

OILSANDS: SAFE IS NOT RELATIVE by Samantha Power
  Gulf disaster only seems to make oilsands less dangerous.
 
 

CHOOSING THE NEXT PREMIER by Bill Tieleman
  Gordon Campbell will have to step down, and soon.
 
 

Media files

CORPORATE VULTURES GET CANWEST by John Gordon Miller
  Hedge fund owners want to wring last profits from a declining industry.
 
 

Workplaces

UNIONS NEED BETTER ADVERTISING AND PR by Phil Haynes
  Right-wingers are winning over public opinion because unions shy away from proven techniques.
 

BP OIL HAS RECORD OF CARELESSNESS from the Center for Public Integrity
  BP cited for worst and most safety violations among US refiners.

Consumers
TRAVELERS' TOP COMPLAINTS from Consumer Reports
  Luggage fees and airfare surcharges top list of gripes in survey.

World beat
JUNTA HAMPERS WATER AID from Radio Free Asia
  Burma’s military government hinders aid during a severe drought.

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Hot headlines

UK ELECTION MAKES HISTORY by Gwynne Dyer
  Liberal Democrats may finally win electoral reform: proportional representation.
 

Take action!
BUDGET CLAUSES WOULD GUT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION from West Coast Environmental Law
  Tell MPs not to weaken the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.

Feedback from our readers
AUDITING MPS by Duff Conacher of Democracy Watch
  The Auditor General does have the mandate to review MPs' expenses.

Humour
GALLANT PILOT from the Internet
  Ears hurt? Suck it up.