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Editorial
NDP LEADERS MUST STATE THEIR VISION by Ish Theilheimer
And throne speech wrangling confirms SG's prediction: no federal election in 2007.
Workplaces
MAGNA FINALLY GETS A UNION — SORT OF by Roy J Adams
CAW's unusual agreement with Magna auto parts meets applause, criticism.
Gordon's corner
MEMORY DEFICIT by Charles Gordon
Short attention spans will work to Dion's benefit.
Science matters
FISH GENDER-BENDER by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
Human hormones mess with male fish.
Canadian Politics
LET'S PHASE OUT THE TASER by Bill Tieleman
Latest Taser death at BC airport puts death toll over the top.
REVIEW PANEL ACTUALLY PLANS SHARP DROP IN ROYALTIES by Gordon Laxer
To get its fair share, Alberta must heed Lougheed's advice: 'Think like an owner'.
THRONE SPEECH SLAMS THE DOOR ON NATIONAL CHILD CARE PROGRAM from Code Blue for Child Care and the Canadian Child Care Advocacy Association
The Conservatives have not delivered a single one of the 125,000 childcare spaces they promised.
POLLING FOR ANSWERS by Geoffrey Stevens
Polling sometimes leads to premature conclusions.
Watershed ways
REMEMBERING OUR COMMON FUTURE by Ole Hendrickson
Let's put the "sustainable" back into development goals.
Media files
THE JUROR WHO HELD OUT from CBC News
Jury wanted to convict Conrad Black on all charges: juror.
STUDS TERKEL AT 96 by Robert Chalmers
Man known as the world's greatest interviewer publishes a new book.
World beat
AFGHANISTAN: A WAR WON AND LOST by Gwynne Dyer
The US has thrown away its easy victory by excluding the Pashtuns, who are the majority in the South.
FALLOUT FROM KARACHI BOMBING FELT IN AFGHANISTAN by Ron Synovitz
Destabilizing Afghanistan results in blowback in Pakistan, a nation with nuclear weapons.
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LOCAL HEROES
Web pages celebrate cross Canada contributions.
As well as being Women's History Month, October is also Islamic History Month. The Canadian Islamic Congress has created a website full of resources about Islamic history, including a long page full of outstanding contemporary Canadian Muslims. Included are York University President Prof Mamdouh Shoukri, editorial writer Haroon Siddiqui, and physicist Prof M Abdus Salam, who won the Nobel Prize in 1979. As the CIC says, this is only a partial list, but it's an important reminder that Canadian society is enriched by diversity.
www.islamichistorymonth.com/education/canadianmuslims.php
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Hot headlines
THE RADIATION POISONING OF AMERICA by Amy Worthington
Microwaves found to have same effects as gamma waves.
TARGET IRAN: CANADA MUM by Murray Dobbin
Harper has not responded at all to growing concerns that the US plans to nuke Iran.
NEW CANCER TREATMENTS DERAILED by Evelyn Pringle
FDA denies approval for immunotherapies; critics charge Big Pharma doesn't want the competition.
Take action!
NOT ONE MORE DEAD from the Canadian Peace Alliance
Pan-Canadian Day of Action against war: October 27.
Feedback from our readers
NDP NEVER MENTIONED POVERTY by Deb O'Connor
I won't vote for "Liberals-lite".
Humour
FOR CHARLES GORDON AND ALL OTHER BASEBALL FANS from the Internet
Two old ball players muse on the afterlife.
