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Posted: June 23, 2010
Updated: June 27, 2010
GAP IN G8 MATERNAL HEALTH INITIATIVE by Vicki Saporta
More than one hundred groups tell Harper to include safe abortion care.
BP WINS NEW DEEPWATER DRILLING LEASES from the Southern Environmental Law Center
Lawsuit charges US Mineral Management Service with lax oversight.
G20 PEOPLE'S SUMMIT 2010 by Penney Kome
The Global Justice movement swings into action again.
WHY WE WILL BE GOING TO THE FENCE from Facebook via Derek Blackadder
Some union activists issue open call to mobilize.
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 Editorial
LIBS AND NDP SHOULD GIVE UP ON "INSIDE STRAIGHT" POLITICS by Ish Theilheimer
And: more power to civil society activists at G20.
Gordon's corner
HARD MERGER TRUTHS by Charles Gordon
A Liberal-NDP merger would kill the NDP.
 Science matters
THE SILENT EPIDEMIC by David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
Species loss threatens our planet.
MeanToons
AT THE FENCE
Who said, "Hang the expense"?
www.meantoons.com
 Canadian Politics
HARPER ON THE BUNNY TRAIL by Geoffrey Stevens
Too bad that Opposition parties don't have more fun with spending follies.
STOP THE ABUSE by Elsie Hambrook
Proactive policing might apply to domestic violence.
BC LIBERALS ARE ASKING THE WRONG QUESTION by Bill Tieleman
The real question is, "Do you want to subsidize big business?"
THE PRICE OF ELECTRICITY IN ALBERTA by Ricardo Acuña
Deregulated electricity comes into full effect this July.
GENERATIONAL CULTURE GAP by Mehdi Rizvi
Eastern parents and children adapt differently to living in western world.
CALGARY HOUSES THE HOMELESS by Gillian Steward
Plan is to end homelessness, not just manage it.
 Workplaces
COURT UPHOLDS CANADIAN LAW'S POWER OVER FOREIGN TAKEOVERS from the United Steelworkers of Canada
Government is obliged to enforce Canada Investment Act, USW says.
Consumers
PAYDAY LOANS AT 600 PERCENT ANNUALLY from the Public Interest Advocacy Centre
Saskatchewan's loan rate among nation's highest.
PURE CHEESE by Wendy Holm
Tiny cheesemakers face judicial review of made-in-Canada regulation victory.
 Watershed ways
REAL ECONOMIC GROWTH by Ole Hendrickson, Ottawa River Institute
GDP wrong way to measure standard of living.
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TOO VAST TO IMAGINE
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www.ifitwasmyhome.com
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 Hot headlines
BP IGNORED RED FLAGS by Rex Weyler for TheTyee.ca
Engineers warned head office three times of ominous signs.
FACTS & ARGUMENTS NO LONGER PAYS by Jean Mills
Globe & Mail promotes popular essay spot but doesn't pay writers.
THE PUBLIC EYE by Howard Kurtz
Increasingly, non-profits fill the need for investigative reporting.
Take action!
STOP THE SPILL BEFORE IT STARTS from Sierra Club Canada
Help appoint an independent commissioner of unconventional oil production.
Feedback from our readers
RE: "FEDERAL LIBERAL-NDP COALITION WILL NEVER WORK" by Jim Lewis
Merging parties makes sense.
Humour
THE THIRD WISH from the Internet
Use them up, or you might regret it later.
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