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Posted: September 10, 2003

Linda McQuaigEves shows class warfare alive and well with Ernie Eves - Linda McQuaig
  So what's new? Mortgage deductibility plan aids most privileged.

More candidates chasing fewer votes - Inside Queen's Park
  Fade-out for fringe parties that helped elect Bob Rae in 1990.

"Considerable room for improvement" says whistle-blowing meat inspector
  Straight Goods interview with meat inspector Joanne O'Hara - from our 2002 archives.

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This war on terrorism is bogus - Michael Meacher, The Guardian
  The 9/11 attacks gave the US an ideal pretext to use force to secure its global domination argues a former British Cabinet minister.

Communities, rights and change
Ontario PC program for seniors seriously limited - Reuel Amdur
  Tories target nursing home care, not home care.

Reuel Amdur
Foreign Affairs Needs New Policy for Embassies
- Reuel Amdur
  Samsu Mia takes refuge in Ottawa church, faces deportation to Bangladesh.
 

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Airline unions sue Air Canada
- Mike Martin
  Unions seek compensation for concessions like US counterparts have.
 

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Looking back at Labour Day
Canada invented Labour Day - Mohamad Alsadi
  We earned it.

Judy Darcy

We need to celebrate - and defend - the value of our work
- Judy Darcy
  A message for Labour Day 2003
 
 

Workers of the world, light that barbecue - Chad Lubelsky
  May Day is celebrated everywhere but in North America. Why?

Is social link eroding in economically advanced countries?
  Social Capital Foundation publishes anthology.

Health care
Dr. Gordon Guyatt
It isn't just that Ontario needs more nurses
- Dr. Gordon Guyatt
  Working conditions and salaries need to improve.
 

Hot headlines
Privatization hits pocketbook hard - Linda Leatherdale, Toronto Sun
  Hard-nosed Sun reporter endorses public power and auto insurance.

It's not just the weather that's cooler in Canada - Samantha Bennett, Pittsburgh Post-Gazeteer
  American columnist discovers curious things going on in Canada.

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