Posted: August 22, 2007
Updated: August 28, 2007

THE SPP AND WATER by Linda McQuaig
  Is water on the table at Montebello?
 
 

CANADA'S COMPLICATED FOREIGN AID MOTIVES by Yves Engler
 We're risking our international reputation as "good guys".
 
 

DYING FOR A HOME by Cathy Crowe
  The ice storm made me realize that homelessness is a national disaster.
 
 

UNCERTAINTY ABOUNDS IN THE MARKETS by Thomas Homer-Dixon
  Central bankers key to keeping subprime mess from becoming a global liquidity crisis.
 

ALWAYS AN EXCUSE TO DRIVE by Albert Koehl
  Car lovers spout myths that don't stand up to scrutiny.
 
 

Meantoons
GETTING OLDER by John Meaney
  It could be worse...

www.MeanToons.com

Editorial

HARPER'S SAD AND SECRET SPECTACLE AT MONTEBELLO by Ish Theilheimer
  Government makes protest impossible, then disses it.
 

Canadian politics

ONTARIO LIBERALS NO SHOO-IN by Geoffrey Stevens
  Tories might form a minority government if they can overcome disadvantages with three voter groups.
 
 

OILPATCH FOX TO WATCH TAR SANDS HENHOUSE by Sheila Pratt
  Oil executives shouldn't run a key government agency, even temporarily.
 
 

MIKE COLLE TAKES FALL FOR CRICKET GRANT GAFFE from Inside Queen's Park
  And: Ontario pre-election polls seem to indicate a minority government.
 

GUNS INCREASE RISK OF SPOUSAL VIOLENCE by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
  Courts and police do not always exercise their authority to remove guns from the homes where violence has occurred.
 

WATCH OUT FOR NEW CMA BOSS by Bill Tieleman
  Dr Brian Day, president of the Canadian Medical Association, urged privatization of health care.
 
 

Gordon's corner

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE (BASE)BALL by Charles Gordon
  Lynx game outshines all those electronic devices fans have in the stands.
 

Workplaces

MULLING THE RIGHT TO BARGAIN by Roy J Adams
  Recent Supreme Court decision prompts deep thinking about where to go from here.
 
 

Science matters

GLOBAL WARMING MAY CHANGE WHAT WE EAT by David Suzuki
  More CO2 could lead to less protein in plants — with serious consequences.
 

Faith speaks

MY ENCOUNTER WITH SOCIALIZED MEDICINE by Jim Wallis
  In which a sore-footed American visits a London (UK) medical clinic.
 
 

Health scope
MATERNITY MATTERS from Women and Health Care Reform
  Canadians cannot afford to be complacent about the availability of quality childbirth care.

ALMOST HALF OF HOSPITAL PATIENTS REPORT ADVERSE EVENTS from the Canadian Institute for Health Information
  Health problems caused by wrong medication, errors in treatment.

Consumers
INSURANCE COMPANIES CHANGING THE RULES by David Dietz and Darrell Preston for Bloomberg News
 Time to re-read that home insurance policy.

Media files

ESTABLISHMENT JOURNALISM by John Pilger
  Rupert Murdoch is just a bit more blatant than the rest of corporate journalism.
 
 

PICK OF THE WEEK

EAT LOCALLY — AND WELL! Tips for success at your local farmers' markets. When the average North American sits down to eat, each ingredient has typically travelled at least 1,500 miles. Call it "the SUV diet". British Columbians Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon have challenged this pattern with what they call the "100 mile diet" Take advantage of harvest time to try out this approach to green living.   www.100milediet.org

Hot headlines

SMASHING CAPITALISM by Barbara Ehrenreich
  Economy reels as poor people stop shopping and default on mortgages and loans.
 

NEW PENTAGON OVERPAYMENT SCAM by by Tony Capaccio for Bloomberg News
  US Defense Dept pays US$998,798 to ship two 19-cent washers.

RUSSIANS OFFERED DAY OFF, PRIZES TO PROCREATE from The Associated Press
  Officials hope "Day of Conception" will help turn around declining birthrate.

ENDLESS LOANS FOR NUKE INDUSTRY by Harvey Wasserman
  US Congress asked to pledge untold billions in guarantees for new reactors.

US PRISONS BURSTING AT SEAMS by Glenn C. Loury for the Boston Review
  Punishment, not rehabilitation, is goal of soaring incarceration rate.

Take action!
TAKE THE "THINK OUTSIDE THE BOTTLE" PLEDGE from Corporate Accountability International
  Stand up for your rights as a citizen and a consumer and demand better tap water.

HAVE YOUR SAY ON PESTICIDE USE by Deborah Elaine Barrie
  Federal standards pave the way for provincial regulation.

Feedback from our readers
HARPER'S VISIT PART OF WHITEWASH by by Paul Chislett
  Canadian aid covers Canadian complicity in Haiti.

Humour
LIFE'S A BEACH from the Internet
  Who put the boom in the boom-de-boombox?

HOW MARKETS REALLY WORK by Mark Gilbert
  Hedge-fund guy atones for his sins.