Posted: March 02, 2004
Updated: March 04, 2004

No oil, no empathy - Linda McQuaig
  Haiti's struggling democracy, alas, had no valuable resources to "liberate".

Canadian politics
Remembering Ontario's last attempt at a "social contract" with its unions - Inside Queen's Park
  Peter Warrian, economist turned software tycoon, says calls failed cost-cutting plan "a technical success but a political failure".

Your Health and health care
Good health is a social choice, not a lifestyle choice - Dennis Raphael, Ph.D.
  Unless the political dimension in population health is recognized, attempts to promote population health are likely to be futile.
 

Editorial cartoon
Dubya's New Terror Alert
  Cartoonist Jim Kempkes shows what has GW seeing red now...
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Communities, rights and change
Jamie Watt cleans up on "common sense" - Reuel Amdur
  Point man for Harris, Eves and Stronach prove that some scams are more equal than others.

Workplaces
Everyday low wages - George Miller, US House of Representatives, Committee on Education and the Workforce
  US Congressman's report details Wal-Mart's labour abuses and hidden costs.

Labour unions UNITE and HERE to merge
  Merger creates new opportunities in organizing, contract negotiations and political action.

Commentary
Allies or conquerors - Hanns F. Skoutajan
  Sustaining a liveable environment demands global cooperation.
 

Widespread scandals show how corporate and political leaders betray us - Mike Martin
  Canadians need leaders with ethical values.
 

Who is Paul Martin? - Ted Schmidt, Catholic New Times
  Is this gentleman trustworthy?

Take Action
Take action for Haiti - Dru Oja Jay and Anthony Fenton
  Links for more information, further action.

Hot headlines
Haiti - insurrection in the making - Yifat Susskind, MADRE
  A backgrounder on the crisis.

Aristide's lawyer claims president forcefully removed - Local10.com
  Official story doesn't mention abduction under threat of violence by US marines.

When marginal worldviews - radical Islamists and neo-cons - collide, history derails - Gwynne Dyer, The Columbus Dispatch
  Bush's agenda of unilateral US power takes advantage of post 9/11 culture of fear.

Second Canadian details torture in Syrian prison - Homes Not Bombs
  Major questions arise about role of RCMP and CSIS.

Argentina water privatization scheme runs dry - Sebastian Hacher, CorpWatch
  World Bank case study in contamination, incompetence and greed.

Reader Feedback
Septic system information request - Louise Wiwchar
  Tertiary systems for residential properties.