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Posted: June 21, 2005
ENERGY QUEST by Linda McQuaig
Massive effort to achieve greater energy efficiency is the answer, as it was in 1970.
BIOENERGY CLEANER THAN OIL by Stephen Leahy
Many ways to turn organic matter into fuel.
SHEILA WATT-CLOUTIER WINS SOPHIE PRIZE 2005 by Elin Enge
Inuit leader wins $100 000 environment and development award.
 MEL WATKINS RECEIVES HONOURARY DOCTOR OF LAW a report from Straight Goods
Speech by SG Board Member on the role of universities, politics, and economics.
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 Health Matters
TWO-TIER HEALTHCARE? from the Medical Reform Group of Ontario
Chaoulli decision protects only those who can pay.
 AFTER THE SUPREME COURT DECISION ON PUBLIC MEDICARE by Paul Weinberg
The Court struck down Quebec's prohibition on private insurance, not the whole Medicare structure.
ANN THOMSON SOLDIERS ON by Karin Wilson
Feminist and pro-choice activist still promoting choice.
 Canadian Politics
LOONEY TUNES OF OTTAWA POLITICS by Bill Tieleman
If you thought federal politics were animated, you were right.
THE FIX IS IN ON ELECTORAL REFORM by Aaron Freeman
MPs to decide on voting system, not constituent assembly.
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Communities, rights and change
FIDDLING WITH WELFARE BENEFITS by Reuel S Amdur
"Fine tuning" policies overlooks economic conditions, basic needs.
 Workplaces
PRECARIOUS WORK by Ross Peterson
For Canada's casual agricultural workers, wet fields mean no work, no pay.
VICTORY FOR ONTARIO INJURED WORKERS by Karl Crevar, President, Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups
About 4000 injured workers to receive $30M a year as WSIB revises benefits schedule.
Consumers
BAD FAITH by Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman
US insurance companies caught refusing to pay out valid claims.
Media files
GOOGLE OVERHAUL by Jim Hedger, StepForth News Editor
Cosmetic makeover precedes deeper changes.
MEDIA LITERACY by Andy Zipser
Excerpt from The Troublemaker's Guide (2) describes building good media relations.
DESTROYING PBS by Molly Ivins
Bush political operative says he'll erase bias at PBS... by inserting bias.
World beat
BIANCA JAGGER BACKS NEW CAMPAIGN FOR WORLD'S TRIBES by Miriam Ross
Survival International calls on nations to ratify ILO Convention 169, recognizing indigenous land claims.
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ONLINE BARGAINS
Redflagdeals.com tracks bargains for Canadians. You'll find special prices, special coupons and sometimes special offers for redflagdeals visitors. As always, it's wise to buy only what you really need, and check prices and value against other vendors. But there are some deals to be had here. And there are informative articles too, comparing bank interest rates and credit card programs, to help you choose what's right for you:
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Hot headlines
FIVE TOP UNIONS LEAVE AFL-CIO by Steven Greenhouse, for the New York Times
Teamsters, SEIU, UFCW strike out in new direction.
JUST ANOTHER RESTRUCTURING DEMAND by George Monbiots, for The Guardian
The G8 plan to save Africa comes with conditions that make it little more than an extortion racket.
 CIVIL WAR IN THE AMERICAN LABOR MOVEMENT by Jules Witcover, in the Baltimore Sun
Next month's AFL-CIO convention promises to be exceptionally raucous.
DEADLY IMMUNITY by Robert F Kennedy Jr, for salon.com
Big Pharma concealed the link between vaccines and autism.
Take action!
PROTECT OUR FOOD! from actionworks.ca
Tell your MP to vote against amendments to the Canada Food Inspection Agency.
Feedback from our readers
LEGAL AID REPLIES TO COLUMNIST from Louis Emond, Coordinator, French Language Services and Translation, Legal Aid Ontario, in Toronto ON
More flexibility available for Francophones than columnist said.
Humour
UNDERSTANDING ENGINEERS
Well... the male ones at least.
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