Posted: February 27, 2008

DION CAVES, HARPER RAVES by Linda McQuaig
  Harper trumpets plans to divert ever-larger sums to armaments.
 
 

MANLEY'S BIG CHILL by Paul Weinberg
  Report freezes prospects for national debate on Afghanistan.
 
 

TOASTING FIDEL by Wendy Holm
  Fidel has prepared his retirement as carefully as his most strategic battle.
 
 

SAVING THE WORLD, ONE SHOT AT A TIME by Damian Piper
  Canada's International Immunization Initiative set to expire.
 
 

MeanToons
GENERAL NEWS FLASH by John Meaney
  And the battle over Afghanistan continues...

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Editorial
LEMON SOCIALISM: AECL NIGHTMARE A POOR WAY TO TREAT TAX MONEY by Ish Theilheimer
  Neglect of core and sell-off of profitable arms shows how not to manage public investment.
 

Gordon's corner


FOLLOWING BUSH IN RWANDA by Charles Gordon
  Scanty news reports brought back memories of teaching there.
 
 

Science matters
THE TRUTH ABOUT CARBON OFFSETS by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
  In the fight against global warming, the use of market-based tools is here to stay.
 

Gaia beat

FIRST MAP OF HUMAN IMPACTS ON OCEANS RELEASED by Stephen Leahy
  There is hardly an area of the ocean that isn't criss-crossed by ship tracks.
 

Watershed ways
SEEDY SUNDAY HELPS TO REVIVE HEIRLOOM VEGETABLES by Lynn Jones
  Gardeners meet, talk, swap open-pollinated seeds to keep varieties alive.
 

Canadian Politics

JOHN TORY BOXING WITH SHADOWS by Geoffrey Stevens
  66.9 percent vote of confidence leaves him in party limbo.
 
 

DOORKNOCKING IN CALGARY by Gillian Steward
 The Alberta election comes down to door-to-door contact.
 
 

SAME-SEX ABUSE IS OFTEN DENIED OR EXCUSED by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
  Shelters, counsellors not sure how to handle a different kind of couple.
 

CARBON TAX A MONEY GRAB IN GREEN CLOTHING by Bill Tieleman
  Most of the revenue raised by the allegedly neutral gas tax will pay for big business tax breaks.
 

FROZEN TURKEY IN THE CONSERVATIVE SEAT from Public Interest Alberta
  Alberta Tories refuse to send any candidates to Calgary election forum.

Workplaces
OBSERVE RSI AWARENESS DAY FEBRUARY 29 from NUPGE
  Repetitive Strain Injuries seriously affect one in ten Canadians.

Consumers
CANWEST CHALLENGES BAN ON DIRECT TO CONSUMER DRUG ADS from the Canadian Women's Health Network
  Health care groups intervene in media giant's Charter challenge.

Media files

IMAM OFFERS TO MEET WITH EZRA LEVANT by Syed Soharwardy
  Muslim cleric withdraws his Human Rights Commission complaint, and asks Western Standard publisher to discuss rhetoric, policies.
 

FREEDOM TO READ AWARD WINNER NAMED from The Writers' Union of Canada
  Author Derek Finkle honoured for defending writers' rights.
 

PICK OF THE WEEK

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY Global website lists history, upcoming events. In a capitalist economy, they say you know you've arrived when major companies start pitching ads specifically to you. Cisco Computer systems, HSBC bank and Deloitte consultants are supporting a large International Women's Day website, which lists 339 events in 35 countries. The site is very useful and very politically correct, and looks like a project developed by women working within the companies. Yet somehow, the idea that IWD can be so very mainstream is a bit disturbing.   www.internationalwomensday.com

Hot headlines

STALEMATE IN AFGHANISTAN by Elizabeth Rubin
  In the Korengal Valley, civilian and US military deaths soar as guerillas play hide and seek.
 

THE THREE TRILLION US-DOLLAR WARS by Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes
  The cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts have grown to staggering proportions.
 

Take action!
SEND A MITTEN TO STEPHEN HARPER! from the Council of Canadians
  All Canadians need to stay warm!

Feedback from our readers
MORE GOVERNMENT DECEPTION by Corrine, yayacanada.com
  Why does the government insist that the Security and Prosperity Partnership is not a signed document?

Humour
SILENCE CAN BE GOLDEN... from the Internet
  ... if you keep your opinions to yourself.