Posted: May 09, 2007

AT THE BREAKING POINT IN AFGHANISTAN by Paul Weinberg
  Experts say local Pashtuns offer more support to Taliban than to NATO troops.
 
 

NOT LEGAL TENDER by Patricia Farren
  Canada Revenue Agency declines to accept cash.

NO SEX WORKERS, PLEASE from the Network of Sex Work Projects and the Sex Workers Project
  USAID Director, caught in prostitution scandal, enforced policy banning aid to sex workers.

PLATINEX MINES VS FIRST NATION by Kate Harries
  Court orders mining company, local band, to reach agreement on a consultation protocol.
 
 

Editorial
AS STEPHEN HARPER GOES OFF-SCRIPT, WILL AN AGENDA EMERGE? by Ish Theilheimer
  Dismal polling suggests an impasse, and lots of improvising.
 
 

Gordon's corner


PUBLIC OUTRAGE by Charles Gordon
  There is so much that Parliament should investigate!
 
 

Science matters
OUR LEADERS JUST DON'T GET IT by David Suzuki
  Feebate, light bulbs, easy fixes that don't solve the global warming problem.
 

Consumers
SMART DINING by Christine Bockelman
  10 Things your restaurant won't tell you.

CounterThink
POINT OF NO RETURN by Mike Adams
  Something to aim for...?

Canadian Politics

A GREEDY PAY RAISE by Bill Tieleman
  BC Liberals give MLAs a 29 percent raise.
 
 

FINALLY! ALL-PARTY COMMITTEES IN ALBERTA! by Sheila Pratt
  Ed Stelmach breaks Klein's precedent and lets Opposition participate.
 
 

CHOOSING JUDGES by Geoffrey Stevens
  New study examines role of patronage in government appointments to the bench.
 
 

WALK A MILE IN THESE SHOES by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
  New Brunswick considers ways to support non-profits.
 
 

Media files

BOOTED FROM THE VIEW by Antonia Zerbisias
  Rosie was dumped because she dared to ask tough questions.
 
 

Hot headlines
THE HIDDEN COSTS OF CHEAP GOODS by Holly Jarman
  Tainted pet food is just one example of how cut-price products can be inferior.

WEAR-A-HIJAB DAY by Dianne Rinehart
  Funny, it's news when a woman is asked to remove her hijab, but not when she is forced to wear one.
 
 

NO RENT CONTROLS FOR ALBERTA by Rick Bell
  Tory party only for backroom boys, backwoods boys, big-bucks boys and Unsteady Eddie: Sun columnist.

Take action!
ACT TO PREVENT CANCER from Prevent Cancer Now and the Saunders-Matthey Cancer Prevention Coalition
  Ottawa conference and book highlight preventing cancer, not trying to cure it.

Feedback from our readers
US OWNS CANADA by John Doucette
  So US politicians feel free to criticize Canada's government.

Humour

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY by Greg Pincus
  Heartfelt wishes from a resourceful child.