Posted: April 24, 2002
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Apology from the Webmaster
I would like to apologize for the late posting of this week's Straight Goods, and the absence of the Cyber Survey and Speaker's Corner and graphics, today. I am currently recovering from a virus attack (more on this later) and hope to have everything "back to normal" soon.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
Michael Cowley-Owen
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Unions deliver jolt to Ontario hydro sell-off
Conservative government faces unpalatable choices to revive share sale of utility
Commentary
The Chrétien Senate - Liberal until 2013 - Aaron Freeman
Attendance has improved, but Senate is packed with members who sit on the boards of big business.
Aboriginal housing problems made worse by infighting, federal cutbacks - Reuel S. Amdur
Where do all the layoffs go? - Armand Roy
Layoffs are a quick fix that wastes our most valuable resource - people.
Bush Doctrine fails in Palestine - an editorial by Ish Theilheimer
But killing civilians is wrong for anyone, anywhere, anytime.
Media files
Petition for public inquiry into media ownership
Brings together Pierre Berton, Hamilton Southams, Claude Ryan Ed Broadbent, Margaret Atwood, Flora MacDonald, David Suzuki, and many more, urging federal action on media concentration.
London-based Index on Censorship reports CanWest controversy
Health Care
Our (health care) prices can't be beat - Dr. Gordon Guyatt
Paying taxes for high quality care is as good a deal as Canadians will ever get.
Consumers
Small town, big box: Guelph citizens play 'greeter' to big box proposals
Dr. Griff Morgan got involved in efforts to keep Wal Mart out of town - or at least in line with the city's official plan. An excerpt from Guelph Against Goliath: A community stands up to Wal-Mart and other big box stores by Ben Bennett and Gail McCormack.
Raging Grannies
... want better neighbourhoods, no Wal-Mart in Vancouver.
Inside the world of wireless children - Ad Age
Even the youngest American kids now use cell phones with a vengeance.
Bottled water floods the market - Brand Channel
On the surface, water doesn't seem very exciting, but bottle and brand it and the stakes change considerably.
Environment
Spring recycling - Suzanne Elston
Advice from a family in which 20 year-old Tupperware is considered an heirloom.
Hot headlines
Venezuela coup linked to Bush team - Guardian Observer
Specialists in the 'dirty wars' of the Eighties encouraged the plotters who tried to topple President Chavez.
Je Me Souviens - FTAA Exhibit, One Year Later
Exhibit on the Summit of the Americas returns us to the fence in Québec City.
Bush and Hoffa: dirty deal - The New Republic
What George Bush wants from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and what they want from him.
"Stupid" stays at #1 on NY Times list for fourth week in a row - Michael Moore
Republicans bracing for Bush poll decline - Yahoo! News
Defiant child rebels raise fears of massacre - Guardian
Uganda and Sudan unite to wipe out cultish rebel army of child soldiers.
Robert Fisk: Fear and learning in America - Independent
As an outspoken critic of US policy in the Middle East, Fisk expected a hostile reception when he paid his first visit to the American Midwest since 11 September. He couldn't have been more mistaken.
Take action
Refuting the Referendum - From reader Alexandra Samuel
An online resource guide.
Planetarium Renaissance Group
A newly formed ad hoc group of concerned Toronto residents has officially launched its new website.
