Posted: December 21, 2004
Updated: December 31, 2004

THE MEEK TAKE ON THE MIGHTY by Linda McQuaig
  Inuit and Tuvaluans ask Organization of American States to force US to comply with Kyoto standards.

SENATE FAILS DEADLINE by Aaron Freeman
  Long awaited Senate Code of Ethics will not be ready for January 1.
 
 

Workplaces
BAILOUT! OTTAWA THROWS GARMENT INDUSTRY A LIFELINE by Mike Martin
  Feds offer package of up to $600 million to support industry, in crisis caused by trade treaties.

WORK HOARSE by Rory O'Neill, Hazards Magazine
  Teachers, call centre workers especially at risk for voice loss.
 

Communities, rights and change

STALLED! ONTARIO WELFARE REFORM STOPS SHORT by Reuel S Amdur
  Convoluted system desperately needs simplifying.
 

GOING ON HAJJ PILGRIMAGE? AVOID CONNECTING FLIGHTS IN US from the Canadian Islamic Congress
  Islamic Congress warns Canadian Muslims to plan travel carefully, calls on government to protest "discrimination" at borders.

Canadian politics
ONTARIO POLITICS READING LIST by Graham Murray, IQP
  Inside Queen's Park suggests books with important insights into Ontario politics.

Watershed ways
OTTAWA RIVER INSTITUTE OF ART by Lynn Jones
  New online gallery features artists who celebrate beauty of the Ottawa River watershed.
 

Media files
BLOGGING AND MEDIA DEMOCRACY by Michelle Martin
  Major media try to co-opt blogs rather than beat them.
 

World beat
MICROCREDIT: A $5 MIRACLE by Cathy Little, Randy Rudolph and Robert Dickson
  Tiny loans can help the very poorest families in developing countries become self-sufficient.

Hot headlines
INUIT NATION SUES U S by Rupert Cornwell, The Independent
  Global warming threatens their survival, Inuit say.

RUMSFIELD'S WONDERFUL LIFE by Maureen Dowd, New York Times
  Clarence shows Donald a world without his influence.

BUSH PORTRAIT SHUT DOWN from al-Jazeera
  Market closes gallery over image of Bush made of monkeys.

P-U-LITZER PRIZES FOR 2004 by Norman Solomon, AlterNet
  Recognizing the worst, most pusillanimous journalism of the year.

UK LAW LORDS REJECT ANTI-TERRORISM LAWS THAT RESTRICT RIGHTS by Robert Verkaik and Andrew Grice, The Independent
  Highest level of judiciary says weakening of civil rights " real threat to the life of the nation".

Star Wars: the farce
  New York Times editorial reflects on the "faith-based" missile defence system.
 

Take action!

DO NOT CALL REGISTRY by Penney Kome
  Canadian Marketing Association's registry can block telephone, mail and fax marketing.