Posted: February 13, 2008

BRIAN MULRONEY'S HOW-NOT-TO GUIDE by Adil Sayeed
  Anyone in business should keep careful records of cash transactions.
 
 

AFRICA, SOUTH ASIA COULD FACE FAMINES by Stephen Leahy
  Climate change threatens major disruptions in global food system.
 
 

MOVING FORWARD ON KYOTO, AFTER BALI by Hugh Robertson
  Voluntary measures have failed. It's time for regulations.

CALL HARPER'S BLUFF by James Laxer
  If Harper wants an election on Afghanistan, let's give him one.
 
 

Editorial

SO ANTI-SOCIAL A SPORT, AND SO MANLEY by Ish Theilheimer
  And a radical suggestion to make the NDP very relevant in the next election, whenever it comes.
 

Gordon's corner


TV IN THE HOUSE by Charles Gordon
  Canada's own Gong Show features politicians yelling at witnesses.
 
 

Faith Speaks
US MILITARY BUDGET HAS 12 ZEROES from the American Friends Service Committee
  Friends Service Committee blows whistle on trillion-dollar war budget.

Consumers
RRSPS COULD FUND MICROCREDIT PROGRAMS by Randy Rudolph
  Only one bank and a couple of non-profit programs offer opportunities to lend to microcredit projects.

Media files
THE COPYRIGHT BALANCING ACT by Bill Freeman
  Creators want new copyright legislation to be fair to all concerned.

MeanToons
RAISE THE FLAG AND WHISTLE IN THE DARK by John Meaney
  Defence minister pushing for good news.

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Canadian Politics
NOT A GREAT TIME FOR AN ELECTION — BUT IT COULD BE WORSE by Geoffrey Stevens
  Harperites might be worried that US election, recession, could affect Canadian voters.
 

ALBERTA GOVERNMENT'S DESPERATE PROMISES by Gillian Steward
  Maybe the Conservatives think we are all too stupid to figure out that these promises don't have much substance to them.
 

ACCUSED COPS BENEFIT FROM CAREER CRIMINAL'S COURT VICTORY from Inside Queen's Park
  "Unreasonable delay" defence pioneered by Elijah Askov.
 

NEW BRUNSWICK NEEDS HUMAN RIGHTS REFORM by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
  The Commission should have authority to launch investigations on its own and to enforce penalties for infractions.
 

GET OUT OF A-STAN ALREADY by Bill Tieleman
  Stephen Harper should have taken the time to meet Afghan parliamentarian Malalai Joya.
 
 

Science Matters

FILL 'ER UP WITH SWITCHGRASS by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
  Easy-to-grow switchgrass is a much more efficient biofuel than corn.
 

Health Scope
HEALTH COUNCIL REPORT GIVES SYSTEM GOOD GRADES from the National Union of Public and General Employees
  Report reflects direction that NUPGE has been advocating.

Workplaces
FEDS LAG ON EQUITY: PSAC from the Public Service Alliance of Canada
  Employment equity report to Parliament exposes serious gaps in government hiring.

Watershed ways

CALLING ALL LOCAVORES! by Lynn Jones
  Ottawa Valley Food Co-op launches its first annual meeting.
 
 
 

PICK OF THE WEEK

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Hot headlines
LET'S START A "SLOW SEX" MOVEMENT by Ann J Simonton
  Like "slow food", slow sex would focus on content and quality, not quantity.

TALK IS CHEAP ON CLIMATE CHANGE by Gwynne Dyer
  But we will all pay for lack of action.
 
 

Take action!
PETRO-CANADA LOCKS OUT WORKERS, PUTS COMMUNITY AT RISK by from Labourstart.org
  Take 30 seconds to send Petro-Can a message.

Feedback from our readers
WHO FUNDED HARPER'S WHEAT BOARD VENDETTA? by Ken Larsen
  PM has been after Wheat Board since he was at National Citizens' Coalition.

Humour
DREAMING OF SPRING from the Internet
  Golfing heaven.