Posted: May 07, 2008
Updated: May 09, 2008

STATSCAN REPORTS RISING INEQUALITY by Linda McQuaig
  Post accuses StatsCan of fomenting class war for reporting the facts.
 
 

AMERICA'S ENERGY CRISIS IS UNSUSTAINABLE by James Laxer
  Here are some of the realities the politicians won't talk about.
 
 

PICK FAIR TRADE BANANAS by Sonia Furstenau
  Most bananas come from Ecuador, which has very lax labour and environmental standards.
 
 

CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE BOGUS from Greenpeace
  Unproven technology is a corporate boondoggle that shortchanges environment, consumers: Greenpeace.

Editorial

ISH THEILHEIMER'S EDITORIAL WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK
  (He's under the weather – and somebody has to feed the grandbaby ice cream.)
 
 

CONSERVATIVE CATHOLICS COLLABORATE WITH EVANGELICALS by Dennis Gruending
  Issues like abortion, gay marriage, unite former rivals.
 
 

CHARLES CACCIA: A MAN OF PRINCIPLE by Albert Koehl
  Former Liberal environment minister worked ceaselessly for the cause after he left politics.
 
 

Science matters
BEARING DOWN ON GRIZZLIES by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
  The US lists grizzly bears as "threatened", and Canada calls them a "special concern" but does not protect them.
 

MeanToons
MCGUINTY'S NEW MENTOR by John Meaney
  Sometimes it's hard to give advice without gloating.

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Canadian Politics
AN ELECTION ON BILL C-10 WOULD BE RIDICULOUS by Geoffrey Stevens
  The policy of withholding tax credits for works found to be "contrary to public policy" has been in the law, without incident, since 2003.

CAESAREAN SECTION RATE TROUBLING by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
  Canada, including New Brunswick, has higher rate of surgical deliveries than the World Health Organization recommends.
 

STELMACH STACKS THE DECK ON NUCLEAR STUDY by Scott Harris
  Panel appointees all come from business or nuclear industry.

HUGE POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR VANCOUVER FARMERS MARKETS by Bill Tieleman
  Rule changes needed to offer stability for local farmers' markets.

Workplaces
ED FINN: STILL FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS from NUPGE
  NUPGE salutes a tireless warrior since 1942 on the progressive left in Canada.

Special CLC Convention Section

MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN WORK HAS MULTIPLE BENEFITS FOR LABOUR by Ish Theilheimer
  Local activists energized, key issues raised, and 600 endorsed candidates elected through focus on local elections.
 

Consumers
THE SILVER MENACE from the International Center for Technology Assessment
  Groups demand end to sale of 200+ potentially dangerous nano-silver products.

CONTAMINATED HEPARIN from the New York Times
  Blood thinning drug linked to at least 80 deaths in US.

Media files

RAGING AGAINST MEDIA MONOPOLIES by Shannon Lee Mannion
  Raging Grannies demonstrate for fair contracts for freelancers.
 
 

PRESS FREEDOM LOSSES OUTNUMBER GAINS from Freedom House
  World Press Freedom Day survey results show decline in democracies as well as authoritarian countries.
 

PICK OF THE WEEK

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Hot headlines

WITH THE TRUCKERS IN DC by Barbara Ehrenreich
  Demonstration against high diesel prices evokes "democratic fundamentalism".
 

"SILENT TSUNAMI" OF HUNGER LOOMS by Ray Thibodeaux
  Government takes action to stabilise prices and prevent riots and unrest.

END THE MISERY OF IRAQ AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE by Gwynne Dyer
  Iraq will never be the same, but it sure could be a lot better than it is.
 

Take action!
TELL YOUR MP TO VOTE AGAINST BILL C-51 from the Natural Health Products Protection Association
  Natural health products are under immediate threat.

Feedback from our readers
LAXER IS RIGHT — BUT THAT IS NO COMFORT by Charles St James
  Grief and sorrow for the state of the union.

Humour
A MOTHER'S DICTIONARY from the Internet
  Free printable definition list for new mothers — for more experienced mothers, expanded definition list is overwhelming and unavailable.