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Posted: October 07, 2003
 Eves left holding the bag for revolution gone off the rails - Linda McQuaig
Ugly neoconservatism just doesn't play very well with most Canadians.
Key results of 2003 Ontario provincial election - Inside Queen's Park
Grits gain 20% in popular vote and 100% in seat count. NDP up 16% in voted but down 22% in seats.
 Canada's Pulse
Ontario's weird election - Marc Zwelling
Is a revolution ever really dead?
Health and health care
Children under government care are dying - Gordon Guyatt, MD
Troubled kids pay the price for government cutbacks.
 Communities, rights and change
Children's interests should trump band's claim - Reuel S. Amdur
There are two sides of the cultural argument - the rights of the children and the rights of the Squamish Nation.
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Commentary
NDP fattens frogs for snakes again - Ish Theilheimer
Standing on principle not a career move for Hampton.
Consumers
Static, cell phones and car fires
Cell phones probably don't cause fires - but static can.
Hoax of the week
Don't believe everything you get by email about Tampax Pearls.
Too much of a good thing - Mike Martin
Is Tim Horton's making Canadians fat?
Cruise ship industry not a panacea for port cities - CCPA
Study says industry growth will slow, governments should be realistic about economic expectations.
Workplaces
The disturbing reality of sweatshops - Pablo Ortellado, ZNet
Spreading rapidly, perlious to resist.
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For cash and future considerations - Heather-jane Robertson, David McGrane, and Erika Shaker, CCPA
Ontario universities and public-private partnerships.
Media files
Why the media don't call it as they see it - Paul Waldman, Washington Post
Media credulity helps politicians perpetuate untruths.
BBC's Gilligan falls prey to media double standard - Media Lens
Journalism that supports established power is waved through as obviously 'balanced' and 'impartial'. Journalism that challenges established power is subject to minute examination in search of the tiniest sign of 'bias'.
Take action
Chrétien could give go-ahead to ITER fusion reactor anytime - Sierra Club of Canada
Appeal for letters of protest.
Cuban daughters tour Canada - Canadian Network on Cuba
Irma González is visiting Canada along with the daughter of Che Guevera, raising awareness of her father's imprisonment in a US federal prison.
Afghanistan: No justice and security for women - Amnesty International
Anti-war protest deals blow to Blair - David Hearst, The Guardian
Common cause against 'lies and spin' mobilises diverse group.
Humour
Finding Nemo
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