Posted: December 03, 2008

MAJORITY IS HEARD AT LAST by Linda McQuaig
  A Liberal-NDP coalition promises to be a superior government than one run by Harper.
 
 

BRINGING DOWN THE HARPER GOVERNMENT by James Laxer
  Liberals, NDP, embarked on venture that is not for the faint of heart.
 
 

NORTH TO SOUTH: DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO by Fraser Reilly-King
  Double standard apparent in global response to global financial crisis.
 

OCEANS PASSING CRITICAL CO₂ THRESHOLD by Stephen Leahy
  The ocean can no longer buffer the effects of CO₂ in the atmosphere.
 

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Editorial

YES, WE CAN... ADA! by Ish Theilheimer
  Progressives urgently need to work together to take back our future.
 

Science matters
LEADERSHIP WILL BE CRUCIAL IN THE COMING YEARS by David Suzuki, with Faisal Moola
  President-elect Barack Obama told the Governors Summit that America will take leadership in climate change control.
 

Canadian Politics

HARPER SHOULD HAVE ASKED JOE CLARK by Geoffrey Stevens
  Minority governments need to exercise some tact.
 
 

THE UPSIDE OF THE DOWNSLIDE by Jeremy Klaszus
  Economic slowdown may bring opportunities.
 
 

BOMBSHELL IN VASI-BIRK CASE by Bill Tieleman
  Defence alleges RCMP instructed not to suggest organized crime involved but did anyway.
 
 

CANADA SLIPS IN EQUALITY, QUALITY OF LIFE MEASURES by Elsie Hambrook
  World Economic Forum, UN, Conference Board all chastise federal government.
 
 

ELECTION AND PARTY FUNDING REFORM from Elections Canada
  The purpose of the 2004 law was to promote public confidence in the integrity of the system.

MeanToons
TRYING OUT A NEW TITLE by John Meaney
  Not everyone gets such a second chance!

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Workplaces

AN AMERICAN WORKER SPEAKS OUT by Rick Kepler
  "You're damn right I want the wealth to be shared and spread."
 
 

LABOUR RELATIONS BLOWN BACK TO THE DARK AGES from the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
  "It is unbelievable that the government has removed all our rights to strike, negotiate or go to arbitration."

Consumers
BLINDINGLY OBVIOUS DANGER AWARD from Consumers International
  Consumers International scolds Kellogg's and Lego for making Lego brick candy.

WRONG WAY TO MEASURE DRUG PRICES from the Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association
  New report finds that Fraser Institute study on Canada/US drug prices uses flawed methodology and data collection.

Media files
ISLAMIC COUNCIL SUPPORTS CALL FOR A NATIONAL PRESS COUNCIL from the Islamic Congress of Canada
  Professor Richard Moon's report on Human Rights Code includes media recommendations.

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Hot headlines

THE IMPORTANCE OF FOOD POLICIES by Michael Pollan
  Without food policy reform, it will not be possible to address health care, climate change or energy security.
 

Take action!
SUPPORT CALLS FOR A COALITION GOVERNMENT from the Public Service Alliance of Canada
  New website emails your MP and all your friends with message.

SUPPORT A COALITION FOR CANADA from Avaaz Canada
  Sign the Petition and find out about more actions.

Feedback from our readers
PLEASE SUPPORT THE COALITION GOVERNMENT PROPOSAL from Stephan Fuller
  The Conservatives have brought down the house on themselves.

Humour
GOING OUT FOR AN EVENING from the Internet
  Pets can complicate the simplest activities.