Posted: January 10, 2007

GEORGE BUSH: EXECUTIONER IN CHIEF by James Laxer
  As Texas Governor, Bush presided over a record 143 executions.
 
 

NATO VS UN by Linda McQuaig
  Hostility to UN caused by restraint it imposes on US.
 
 

FISHING RIGHTS ARE TREATY RIGHTS by Hamar Foster
  BC history, not race, fuels fishing decisions.
 
 

PUTTING "COMMUNITY" IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
  Bottom-up process much more inclusive than regular economic development programs.
 

Editorial

DON'T BLAME RONA by Ish Theilheimer
  Policy decisions were made by Stephen Harper, "new" environment minister, and cronies.
 

PROSECUTING CHILD SOLDIERS FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY by Stephen Leahy
  African nations redefining justice for child soldiers.
 

WORKERS' COMP SHOULD COVER ALL WORKERS: NDP from the Ontario NDP
  Ontario MPP calls for government to release report delayed by three years.
 

FEDS RENEW FUNDS FOR HOMELESS from Cathy Crowe
  Last-minute announcement does not include any increase or new strategies.
 
 

Faith speaks
MUSLIMS CALL ON US TO ARREST PAT ROBERTSON from the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada
  Evangelist's warnings of new attack may mask own intentions.

POVERTY IS A THREAT TO PEACE by Mohammed Yunus
  Excerpt from the Nobel Peace Prize lecture.
 
 

Canadian Politics

ANOTHER MYSTERY POLL by Bill Tieleman
  Key Sullivan supporters financed the research.
 
 

GREENING OF STEPHEN HARPER by Geoffrey Stevens
  PM finally understands: "It's the environment, stupid."
 
 

POVERTY EQUALS POOR HEALTH by Dennis Raphael
  Yet McGuinty's policies echo Mike Harris'.
 
 

Media files
WESTERN PRODUCER FIRES COLUMNIST FOR SUPPORTING WHEAT BOARD from Common Ground magazine
  Magazine also kills agrologist Wendy R Holm's column analysing Chuck Strahl's actions.

CATHOLIC NEW TIMES FOLDING by Diane Bisson
  Financial crisis overtakes Canada's progressive Catholic publication.
 

Gordon's corner

LACK OF WINTER JOHN BAIRD'S CHALLENGE by Charles Gordon
  New Ottawa-based Environment Minister has front row seat for global warming.
 

Health matters
NEW "PLAN B" GUIDELINES from the office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
  Ontario pharmacists urged to respect patients' privacy.

Consumers
AVOID EATING GMO FOODS FOR THE NEW YEAR from The Institute for Responsible Technology
  No one really knows what effect GMO foods have on health.

World beat
EMPOWER WOMEN TO HELP CHILDREN: UNICEF from UNICEF
  "Double dividend" of gender equality benefits children too.

Hot headlines
THE SHOEBOX, THE ACCOUNTANT, ... THE HEADACHE by Dianne Rinehart
  New tax "savings" more about buying votes than saving taxpayers money.
 

QUEST TO MAKE EVERY VOTE COUNT by Carol Goar
  Ontario Citizens' Assembly still hopes for more public response.
 
 

Take action!
SUPPORT UNIONS FOR PART-TIME COLLEGE WORKERS from OPSEU & OPSECAAT
  OPSEU lobbies Ontario to change Colleges Collective Bargaining Act.

Feedback from our readers
THE NDP'S DILEMMA by Chris Watson, Toronto
  Laxer right about dilemma but wrong about solution.

Humour
EARNING YOUR MEAL from the Internet
  It may depend on good communications!