The unseen power of mutual funds - Adam Harmes
  Mass investment calls the shots to government.
 
 

INCO's legacy of soil contamination in Port Colborne - Mick Lowe
  A giant class action suit may unearth a lot.

Workplace
Is Buhler bluffing? - Todd Scarth
  New owner bullies workers and Manitoba government, threatens to take Canada's last tractor company to US.

The Straight Goods Summit Web Page includes: News of and debates about the FTAA Summit and protests still being posted to Summit Features and Summit Letters.   - Spontaneous collective action wows Sarah Polley - Tabassum Siddiqui   - "We're here to strengthen ties and bring it back to Parliament" - Alexa McDonough More views from Quebec:   - Locked in the bowels of the Americas - Raphaël Thierrin   - Police brutality and terror under cover of tear gas - Jen Chang and Darryl Leroux   - Not One, Not Two, but Hundreds of Protests - Naomi Klein   - A plea for fresh air - Holly Dressel   - Why weren't unions at the battle of The Wall? - Paul Jones   - Effective action requires planning, responsibility - Pam FitzGerald   - Police I saw were unnerving but didn't over-react - civil liberties activist Randal Marlin   - Straight goods on effects of tear gas - Helen Armstrong   - Sinclair Stevens condemns police abuses Editorial: The challenge for civil society groups - uncivil disobedience

Grocery slotting fees means consumers lose Shelf-Respect - Carole Pearson
  Producers pay to get products on store shelves.
 

A bad case of Quebec City envy - Larry Solway
  Nostalgia for life in the trenches.
 
 

Straight Goods Forum How do you feel about last week's protests in Quebec City? Do you wish you could have been there? Could they have been done better? Tell Straight Goods and see what others are saying... Then Take the Straight Goods poll: What's your opinion of last week's protests in Quebec City?

And now, some levity:
Channel-surfing can be scary
  A post-Summit hangover inspires an animated vision from Jim Kempkes.
 

Make me laugh:
How good are you anyway?
 

CANADIAN TRIVIA from the Trivia Guys
Who wrote the Hockey Night in Canada theme, and what other music is the composer known for?

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