Politics
Planning to connect this time - Inside Queen's Park
McGuinty is better now so Ontario Liberals won't blow pre-election poll lead as they have in past three campaigns, says party president Sorbara.
Hampton launches NDP 'publicpower' election platform - Toronto Star
Focuses on stopping privatization, pledges billions for health, education and other programs along with higher taxes for the better-off and corporations to pay for it all.
Alliance piqued to be eclipsed in Commons scrums- National Post
NDP's Layton accused of hogging the microphones.
Communities, rights and change
Federal child care budget a fraction of what's needed - Reuel S. Amdur
Compare Quebec's spending of a billion last year alone with Chretien's first-year commitment of $25 million.
Commentary
Genocide is best way to describe US war plans - John McMurtry
Invasion will forcibly privatize Iraq's publicly-owned oil deposits which since the 1950's have financed the most advanced social infrastructure in the Arab world.
"Dark corners of the world" - Fidel Castro
Never before has anyone offered a better definition than George W. Bush of the still-exploited former colonies now called the Third World.
Original journalism on the Internet alive, interactive and different - Ish Theilheimer
It doesn't do what traditional media sources do but it plays a vital role.
Open memo to America: It's Washington, not you we despise - From reader James MacLachlan
Hot headlines
Star witness on Iraq said weapons were destroyed - FAIR
Bombshell revelation from a defector cited by White House and press.
Smoking gun undermines justifications for war - Bob Fertik, Democrats.com
Suppressed documents from Hussein's son in law prove Iraq's WMD were destroyed.
W buys "the Coalition of the Shilling" - William D. Hartung & Michelle Ciarrocca, The Nation
Would-be allies are driving harder bargains with the US because Gulf War II is a much shakier proposition.
Noranda's Alumysa aluminum Smelter threatens Chilean environment - Mining Watch Canada
"This project will dam our rivers and damn our livelihoods," says Chilean environmentalist on Canadian tour.
Take action
101 ways to stop the war on Iraq - Guy Dauncey
Anti-sweatshop protest grows - Maquila Solidarity Network/Ethical Trading Action Group
Allan Rock's office deluged with thousands of clothing labels in campaign to address sweatshop abuses.
The US and Iraq quiz - Suzanne Elston
Do you know how many casualties are predicted if the US attacks Iraq? Take the quiz.
Weapons of mass deCEPtion: Straight Goods hits new medium - ice sculpture - Ken Johnson
At -30, reader carves TV news broadcast out of ice for Ottawa Winterlude.
Humour
Condolences for a cyber age - Rob Cottingham
When that special somebody's server goes 404.
This might make you late for work
How it plays with your boss is another matter.
US revs up war plans though world isn't knuckling under
Guess who will be calling the war coverage shots at CNN