Posted: March 26, 2008

IRAQ WAR ILLEGAL AND BOTCHED by Linda McQuaig
  Worse, no lesson has been learned.
 
 

PREDATORY LENDERS' PARTNER IN CRIME by Eliot Spitzer
  How the Bush administration stopped the states from stepping in to help consumers.
 
 

RACE IS AN ISSUE THE US CANNOT AFFORD TO IGNORE by Barack Obama
  The most segregated hour in American life occurs on Sunday morning.
 

TROUBLED WATERS from Survival International
  Water pollution has become an accidental weapon against tribal peoples.

MeanToons
HOW TO INTEREST VOTERS by John Meaney
  Here is a political angle that tops Britney Spears in the headlines.

www.meantoons.com/

Editorial

BOYCOTT OLYMPICS OVER CHINA'S OUTRAGES IN TIBET, SUDAN, BURMA by Ish Theilheimer
  And: Jack needs an Agenda for People and the Planet.
 
 

Gordon's corner

OTTAWA'S ARENA TOO FAR AWAY by Charles Gordon
  Hockey lures fans to Scotiabank Place, but other sports suffer.
 
 

Media files

THE DECLINE OF THE KINGSTON WHIG-STANDARD by Jamie Swift
  New Editor also serves on the Kingston Chamber of Commerce.
 
 

Science matters
SELECTIVE INFORMATION OVERLOAD by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
  Science shapes our lives, sometimes without much forethought.
 

Canadian Politics

STAGE IS SET FOR A FEDERAL ELECTION by Geoffrey Stevens
  Sometimes elections happen simply because the political climate calls for one.
 

DECIPHERING CANADA'S MARCH BY-ELECTIONS by Marc Zwelling
  The four seats should have been "gimmes" for the Liberals, but they managed to lose one.
 

GENDER AFFECTS HEALTH by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
  Health care too often ignores illnesses that affect women more than men, such as depression.
 
 

SOUND THE ALARM ON THE BC GOVERNMENT by Bill Tieleman
  Crowded emergency rooms compromise patient care.
 
 

WISH LISTS FOR THE ONTARIO BUDGET from Inside Queen's Park
  IQP readers suggest what the Ontario government should do for Ontarians.
 

UN MISSION IN DARFUR "GOING TO FAIL," SAYS DALLAIRE by Jeremy Klaszus
  Retired Lieutenant-General says Canada "has abdicated its responsibilities".
 

Workplaces
WEAK RULING UNDERMINES WESTRAY LAW from the Canadian Labour Congress
  $100,000 fine for corporate killing just maintains status quo.

Consumers
NEW LEGISLATION FOR AIRLINES from the Public Interest Advocacy Centre
  Public interest groups call for truth in advertising, stronger safety enforcement.
 

PICK OF THE WEEK

ONION GOES VIDEO – AND POLITICAL Satirical magazine adds newsdesk format to online videos. Gee, it is hard to be funny every week. The Onion has managed to maintain a pretty good average over the years. And the new video Onion rises to new heights of biting satire. Check out "China celebrates its status as world 's number one air polluter" or "Diebold accidentally leaks results of 2008 election early."   www.theonion.com/content/video

Hot headlines
ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS ARE DOING HARM by Chuck Areford
  Since neuroleptic drugs were introduced, the life expectancy of those treated in community clinics has plunged to 25 years less than average.

WHY I WON'T WATCH THE BEIJING OLYMPICS by Laura Kaminker
  Democracies should boycott China until it cleans up its foreign, labour and environmental policies.

Take action!
SAVE CANADA'S SPACE PROGRAMS from ceasefire.ca
  Help stop the sell-off of the CANADARM and RADARSAT-2.

Humour
ANOTHER THING ABOUT CELL PHONES submitted by Hanns
  ... or where not to use one.