Posted: February 03, 2004

Hutton ignores Blair's manipulation of intelligence reports - Linda McQuaig
  BBC made one mistake but was largely correct reporting that government sought a more dramatic dossier on Iraq's weapons to bolster the case for war.

Workplaces
Executive compensation under the microscope - Mike Martin
  Despite some reforms, ocean-sized gulf remains between corporate honchos' and workers' pay.

Canadian postal services and other public services face new threat - CCPA

Murder of most important trade union leader roils waters in Cambodia - Jim Lobe, OneWorld

Inside Queen's Park
Honeymoon over, Libs brace for tail-spin
  Hikes in user fees and other governmental imposts may be exempted from McGuinty's promise not to raise "taxes".

Communities, rights and change

Ontario Liberals slow off the mark with social reform - Reuel S. Amdur
  McGuinty needs to restore the 21.6% cut from welfare rates, now.
 

Human rights violations in Cdn. women's prisons - Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies
  Changes could mean fewer inmates.
 

Commentary
The young fogies of the Church - Ted Schmidt, Catholic New Times
  Young conservative priests are Catholic analogue to rising tide of worldwide fundamentalism.

Watershed ways
A dead planet in the making? - Ole Hendrickson
  If all our trapped carbon dioxide were released to the atmosphere, our planet would be similar to Venus.
 

Battle to defend Red Hill Valley appears lost - John Bacher
  Show of force handing protestors points to Liberal government determination to pave paradise.

Climate collapse - David Stipp, Fortune
  The Pentagon's weather nightmare.

Seeking clean ships - Colin Isaacs, Gallon Environmental Newsletter
  Issues and solutions in the struggle to clean up our seas.

Media files
Hutton accused of whitewash - Andrew Grice, The Independent
  Damning judgment of BBC could have far-reaching implications.

BBC at war - Greg Palast
  M'Lord Hutton blesses Blair's attack on BBC's investigation of Iraq war claims.

Another Web publisher bites the dust - newsfromtheedge.org
  Goodbye, Kenneth Peerless.
 
 

Making of the Digital Press Corps, 2004 - Katharine Q. Seelye, The New York Times
  A deadline every minute, once the preserve of the wire services, now the motto for most of the press corps.

Hot headlines

Cyrpus at last - Gwynne Dyer
  After thirty years of partition, Cyprus poised to enter the EU next May.
 
 

Panel to recommend proportional voting - John Ibbitson, Globe and Mail
  Would virtually eliminate the possibility of majority governments at the federal level.

Weapons of mass destruction are overrated as a threat to America - Ivan Eland, The Independent Institute
  The Bush administration rushed into a war its own intelligence agency predicted would be counterproductive.

When will we stop dying so senselessly? - Jay Shaft - Coalition For Free Thought In Media
  Two US soldiers describe their time in Iraq.

V is for vagina and victory - Jane Fonda
  Speech to the National Women's Leadership Summit.

Were raids about race? - Barbara McLintock, The Tyee.ca
  Are Indo-Canadians unfairly targeted by the 'Legi-Gate' investigation?

Consumers
RFID tags: Big Brother in small packages - Declan McCullagh
  Consumer products could soon carry embedded transmitters.

High carbs for weight loss? - nutraingredients.com
  New evidence suggests a high carbohydrate, low fat diet is "better than counting the calories".

Take action
Film asks if corporations are psychopaths - Stephen Leahy, Inter Press Service
  "The Corporation" playing in Canadian theatres.

Will Canada provide safe refuge for Iraq refuseniks? - Geoff Olson, Vancouver Courier
  American activist campaigns across Canada for petition for safe refuge for U.S. military deserters across the border.

Peace activist Ernie Regehr named to Order of Canada - Lianne Elliott, The Record
  Project Ploughshares co-founder surprised and pleased by honour.

Letters
We were Canadian - Bill Johnstone, Victoria

Tim Horton's - Randall Weeks

What really draws Sheila Copps to the NDP? - John Bacher