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Editorial
ONTARIO ELECTION OFFERS PUZZLES AND SOME HOPE FOR THE LEFT by Ish Theilheimer
And: Vietnam draft resistance, 40 years later.
 Gordon's corner
THE GHOST OF QUEEN'S PARK by Charles Gordon
John Tory's failure will tempt Conservatives to swing hard right again.
Canadian Politics
HARPER IS NO DIRTY HARRY by Geoffrey Stevens
Although the PM sounds ready for an election, the polls don't support his tough-guy stance.
ALBERTA NEEDS A PUBLICLY-OWNED ENERGY COMPANY by Ricardo Acuña
Peter Lougheed's EnCana showed the world the advantages of public ownership in the energy sector.
TRASH TALKING WORKERS by Bill Tieleman
Papers missed the strike facts.
BILL SMITH MOVES ON by Sheila Pratt
Former mayor not even on the ballot in Edmonton.
MeanToons
STRAIGHT TO THE HEART by John Meaney
Chrétien bids for his place in Canadian history.
www.meantoons.com
 Workplaces
MISSED OPPORTUNITIES IN ONTARIO ELECTION by Pat Daley
Union voters could have had a huge effect on election results.
Consumers
NEW PRODUCT TESTS FIND LEAD IN LIPSTICK by Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
Top brands like L'Oreal, Cover Girl and Christian Dior test positive for lead.
CHARITABLE RECEIPTS INFLATED: CRA by Kevin Donovan
Taxman going after 106,000 who submitted overstated charity claims.
| PICK OF THE WEEK |
FINALLY UP AND RUNNING
After years of careful preparation, The Real News and Independent World Television are finally up and running in BETA format. The Web-based video news promises to be "a non-profit news and documentary network focused on providing independent and uncompromising journalism." CEO Paul Jay, formerly of the CBC, says, "There's way more than two sides to every story." Coverage includes close-up-and-personal interviews with people like Gore Vidal and George Monbiot.
www.therealnews.com/web/
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 Hot headlines
DON'T BACK DOWN by Naomi Wolf
The US regime follows the same pattern as the German and Italian fascists.
SEX WORKERS PLAN BROTHEL FOR 2010 OLYMPICS by Wency Leung
Citing safety concerns, Vancouver sex workers request waiver for co-operative bawdyhouse.
OIL, GAS, MOVE TO EUROS by Pratima Desai
Commodities will move out of pricing in dollars, fund manager says.
Take action!
MEDIA DEMOCRACY DAY by SG Staff
On October 18, show your support for independent media.
FREE THE CBC from Our Public Airwaves
Tell the PM to let the CBC Board appoint the next president.
Feedback from our readers
QUIBBLES WITH LAXER by Erin Weir
How exactly should the public take ownership of the next federal election?
Humour
TALENTED ON AND OFF THE GREEN from the Internet
Makes for interesting golfing partner.
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