Posted: May 21, 2002
Updated: May 23, 2002

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U of T settles with anti-depressant drug critic David Healy - Philip Fine
 
 
 

SRI Reports^*
Talisman Energy Inc. on the defensive over operations in the Sudan - Paul Pellizzari
  * A regular Straight Goods feature on Socially Responsible Investment.

Commentary
Economists without borders - Mel Watkins
  Not often noted for altruism, lawyers and economists offer their skills to a new battle against global poverty - and pleasantly surprise.
 

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What did Bush know, when did he know it and why did he do so little beforehand? - Lewis Auerbach
  Evidence point to either lethal scheming or extraordinary incompetence.

Politics
NDP succeeds in Windsor by focusing on real issues
  Straight Goods interviews former Manitoba Premier Howard Pawley on the recent NDP by-election victory in Windsor.

Canada's Pulse: Official opposition loses in Canada's by-elections - Marc Zwelling, Vector Research and Development
  NDP made only gains of the day but Jean Chretien still faces no real threat.

"Government ethics" does not have to be an oxymoron - Duff Conacher, Democracy Watch
 
 
 

Canada deserves better than Liberal corruption - From reader Mike Clancy

BC's new reality
A year of needless cuts and broken promises in B.C. - Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
  The remaking of B.C. is being justified by false claims.

False economy of drug costs a painful reality for B.C. seniors -
  B.C. doctors warn of the impact of prescription rate increases as seniors struggle with the costs.

Meanwhile in Ontario
Ernie Eves' short life as a departure from Mike Harris - Hugh Mackenzie, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

An unfunny joke on the people of Ontario - From reader Phil Brown

Environment

Greens debate power privatization Power privatization would make it tough to control pollution - Peter Tabuns, Greenpeace   To control pollution, the public needs to control the biggest polluters - power plants. More dirty coal - NAFTA, privatization, and pollution Privatization ultimately good for the environment - Suzanne Elston

Meeting Kyoto won't mean economic ruin, says CCPA - Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Wind power demo planned for British Columbia - Environment News Service

Consumers awake to dangers of pesticide use - Suzanne Elston
  Gardeners are finally demanding alternatives and companies are finally listening.

Problems push back Pickering reopening- The Globe and Mail

Canadian book offering solutions to climate change wins award for contribution to social change
  Stormy Weather wins NAPRA Nautilus Award.
 

Community, Rights and Change

First-hand view of two-tier health care - Reuel S. Amdur
  Cutbacks to public health care are felt over the forty-dollar matters like foot care for diabetics.
 

Spouse rule violates Charter, court says - Toronto Star

Report links childhoood development and economic prosperity - CBC News.

Consumers
Consumers hostage to power brokers - Thomas Walkom, Toronto Star
  Hydro One is a sideshow - important but not the main event.

Power prices could skyrocket - The Globe and Mail
  Cost of electricity at peak times could be hundreds of times the normal rate.

Allergies can be a disability for airline passengers, rules CTA - CBC News

Studies agree: cellphones are bad for drivers - CBC News

Media Files
Battle for women's eyeballs - BBC News
  Womens' websites could pose a threat to glossy print mags.

Corporate stadium names pose problems - brandchannel

Companies are creating false citizens to try to take their side in on-line public policy debates - George Monbiot

US court ruling strikes at the legitimacy of every freelancer not attached to a specific publisher or periodical - Natonal Writers' Union

Corporate Watch
IMF and World Bank: Out of Control - Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman

Hot headlines
Opium production rises in Afghanistan - CBC News

The axis of nonsense - Guardian
  As Cuba joins the list, Washington's war is going à la carte.

A time of transition for men in ministry - Psychotherapist Daniel McDonald, The Social Edge
  The stresses and challenges faced by today's ordained priests.

Sexy dancing has schools on Prom Patrol - Washington Post
  No "grinding", "doggy dancing" or "front piggy-backing".

Workplace
BC injured workers could lose everything due Workers' Compensation cuts - CBC News

Rival unions squabble over Cambridge workers - Toronto Star

Take Action
Activists set challenges for governments, mining industry

Vancouver winter Olympics reality check: Who wins? Who loses?
  Author, activist and Olympic expert Dr. Helen Jefferson Lenskyj to host forum.