Posted: November 21, 2007

MULRONEY OFFERS NO EXPLANATION by Linda McQuaig
  Harper rode a wave of outrage over the Liberal scandals all the way to 24 Sussex.
 
 

BETWEEN A REEF AND A HARD PLACE by Stephen Leahy
  Rising CO₂ levels threaten coral reefs with extinction.
 
 

SUPPORTERS OF LT WATADA DECLARE VICTORY from www.thankyoult.org
  Key case in upholding armed forces personnel's right to refuse to participate in an illegal war.
 

POOP KILLS by Blaise Salmon and Dr Bob Dickson
  Canada could lead the way in the new Global Sanitation Fund.
 
 

MeanToons
SCHREIBER'S LEVERAGE by John Meaney
  Somebody wants to play "Let's make a deal".

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Editorial
FOUL SMELL RISING OVER A COUNTRY CALLED CANADA by Ish Theilheimer
  Dziekanski tasering, detainee treatment, RCMP problems, and Mulroney-Schreiber threaten nation's reputation.
 

Gordon's corner

LIBERALS BARKING UP A DEAD HORSE by Charles Gordon
  Voters are smart enough to know that Brian Mulroney isn't PM any more.
 
 

Science matters

GLOBAL TRADE BRINGS UNWANTED VISITORS by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
  Hitchhikers include poisonous spiders and bird flu.
 

Canadian Politics

FRAMING THE SCHREIBER INQUIRY by Geoffrey Stevens
  U of Waterloo president has accepted the second-worst job in Canada.
 
 

WE TOLERATE PUBLIC BULLYING OF WOMEN by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
  Imagine protesters trying to block access to any other medical procedure.
 

VANCOUVER AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY by Bill Tieleman
  YVR does not answer to either provincial or federal government.
 
 

COUNTRY NEEDS INDEPENDENT STUDY ON TASER USE BY POLICE by Sheila Pratt
  Public refuses to believe reports from police and manufacturer claims.
 

Workplaces
LOW PAID WORK STILL WIDESPREAD IN CANADA from CUPE
  One in six workers earned poverty wages in 2006.

MAGNA DEAL BAD FOR CANADIAN WORKERS by Sharleen Stewart
  Organized labour must take a stand to assert workers' right to strike.

Watershed ways


HOPE IN CLIMATE CRISIS by Lynn Jones
  Visionary scientist sees mandate for change.
 
 

Media files
YAHOO! AGREES TO PAY PRISONERS' FAMILIES by Catherine Holahan
  CEO Yang tries to make amends for his company's role in the jailing of Chinese dissidents.
 

PICK OF THE WEEK

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Hot headlines

WRITERS STRIKE, SILENCE FALLS by Barbara Ehrenreich
  Strike highlights stagnate pay levels, loss of paying markets for writers.
 

MEET THE FACES OF THE FORECLOSURE CRISIS by Cara Bayles
  African-Americans are three times more likely than whites to get a high-cost loan.

PAKISTAN SCENARIOS by Gwynne Dyer
  Democracy last on a long list of possibilities.
 
 

NOW DOCTORS SAY IT'S GOOD TO BE FAT by David Usborne
  A major new study causes an outcry by concluding that the overweight live longer.

Take action!
JOIN THE CONSUMER FAST from Adbusters.org
  Observe "Buy Nothing Day" on November 23.

Feedback from our readers
UNIONS NEED STEWARDS TOO by Margaret Anne McHugh
  CAW/Magna deal falls far short of collective bargaining.

Humour
THE CORPORATE BOAT RACE from the Internet
  A parable for our times.