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Posted: May 10, 2005
BONO'S CRUSADE — WISH IT WERE OURS by Linda McQuaig
In foreign aid as a percentage of GDP, Canada is near bottom of the pack.
NEEDED: A REVOLUTION WITHIN THE UN by Stephen Lewis
Strong advice for how to halt HIV/AIDS from devastating Africa's women and Africa itself.
STUCK WITH LOW WAGES by Ron Saunders
For one in six full-time workers, the rising economic tide has left them submerged.
MEAN STREETS from the Surface Transportation Policy Project
In US, walking is the most dangerous form of transportation.
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WAR'S END by Hanns Skoutajan
Czechoslovakia government persecuted, deported ethnic Germans after the war.
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ADVICE FOR GORDON CAMPBELL by Bill Tieleman
The game plan has changed.
CONSERVATIVE PUSH MAY 16 – 18 by Paco Francoli, for the Hill Times
Opposition has already introduced, debated motion of non-confidence.
THE PROBLEM WITH THE GREENS by Jamie Swift
"The Green Party does not understand that environmental issues are also social justice issues."
LIBERALS' "GREEN PLAN" WIMPS OUT by Peter Tabuns
Government's Kyoto plan lacks deadlines, goals, funds.
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RICHER GET RICHER by Reuel S Amdur
Obscene incomes grace top 100 corporate bosses.
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ALBERTA UNDERCUTS BUILDING UNIONS by Mike Martin
Construction contractors allowed to import workers under restrictive permits.
ONTARIO SEVERANCE LAW OVERTURNED Tracey Tyler, legal affairs reporter for the Toronto Star
Court finds disabled workers must get same compensation, under Charter.
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WHAT BEEF COSTS by Steve Boyan PhD
Eating one pound of hamburger does the same damage as driving your car for more than three weeks.
SAFE GARDENING by Paul Henderson
The chemical dangers and some healthy solutions.
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NO ONE ON GUARD by Medea Benjamin and Jodie Evans
US media went into a patriotic coma after 9/11.
VATICAN ORDERS EDITOR TO RESIGN by Laurie Goodstein, for the New York Times
Liberal Jesuit dismissed by "doctrinal enforcement" office headed by Ratzinger.
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