Posted: February 01, 2012

DEFINING AWAY AUTISM by Christine Mather
  DSM changes could hinder getting help for disabled children.
 
 

HOW NOT TO DEAL WITH PENSIONS by Andrew Jackson
  Hiking the retirement age is the wrong answer to purported retirement crisis.
 
 

RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS AND BILL C-10 by Shauna McKinnon
  The Harper apology lacks follow-through.
 
 

RUSH ON C-10 UNWARRANTED by John Shewchuk
  Omnibus bill deserves intense scrutiny and debates.
 
 

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Editorial
TARGETING LOWER-INCOME SENIORS by Ish Theilheimer
  Threats to OAS, early CPP, turn the screws on retirees and would-be retirees.
 

Science matters


CANADA NEEDS AN ENERGY PLAN by David Suzuki
  Oil sands and pipeline debates hindered by lack of essential foundation.
 
 

Insight

HARPER'S PENSION BOMBSHELL AT DAVOS by Geoffrey Stevens
  PM struts his stuff on the world stage, safe from questions.
 
 

Alison @ Creekside
$12 BILLION MAN by Alison
  PM explains the other side of the pension change.

Creekside

Canadian politics

HOW NOT TO END UP UP WITH THE MAYOR WE LEAST WANT by Stephen Kimber
  Frivilous candidates crowd the field and muddy the waters.
 

VANCOUVER AIRPORT TO BOOST FEE by Bill Tieleman
  New YVR levy a burden on locals.
 
 

ABORIGINALS, GREENS AND MEDIA by Gillian Steward
  Strategy paper tars media as enemies of tar sands development.
 
 

ENERGY PLANNING THAT WORKS by Janice Harvey
  Efficiency New Brunswick should be a Finance Minister's dream.
 
 
 

NDP Leadership race

FROM OPPOSITION TO GOVERNMENT by Nick Fillmore
  NDPers, dreaming of victory, shun power sharing with Liberals.
 

Equality time


BLOODY VALENTINE by Jody Dallaire
  Double-check the origin of those flowers.
 
 

The Taylor Report INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE; AND, THE LATEST FROM SYRIA by Phil Taylor   Zafar Bangash is the featured guest. Audio Files

One native life

FULL HOUSE by Richard Wagamese
  Monthly potluck celebrates productive isolation.
 
 

Workplaces

VALE VOTED WORLD'S WORST CORPORATION from the United Steel Workers
  Joseph Stiglitz presents award at Davos Economic Forum.
 

CUPW WINS AGAIN from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers
  Court overturns Labour Department's arbitrator appointment.
 
 

USA watch

TABLES ARE TURNING by Sarah van Gelder
  Here are 7 signs the corporatocracy is losing its legitimacy... and 7 populist tools to help shut it down.
 
 

World beat

HURRAH FOR EGYPT! by Uri Avnery
  Peaceful election (and overthrow) bodes well for whole region.
 
 

PICK OF THE WEEK

CRUSH REPLACES CAPP Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament has morphed into Canadians Rallying to Unseat Stephen Harper, with an open Facebook group dedicated to sharing information and strategies.   https://www.facebook.com/groups/292671928599/

Hot headlines

EPIC ECONOMIC FAIL from The Observer/The Guardian
  We can now see the true cost of globalisation.
 
 

THE RISK OF ISLAMIST COUPS by Gwynne Dyer
  Pakistan still faces extremist threats from within.
 
 

Take action!

SIGN THE EQUALITY PLEDGE by NUPGE
  Join "All Together Now" campaign for public services and tax fairness.
 

Humour

NEW IN-FLIGHT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS from YouTube
  Opera singers spoof classic British Air ad.
 
 

NDP 2012 leadership NEWS AND CANDIDATE PROFILES by SGNews staff   Straight Goods News offers insights on the NDP federal leadership campaign and interviews with candidates, with YouTube video, transcripts and text.