Posted: October 05, 2005

Health matters
CODEX UPDATE by Helke Ferrie
  European court cases stall pharmaceutical companies' plans to control natural supplements.
 

SELLING SICKNESS by Kate A Rehemtulla
  "Disease mongering" by pharmaceutical companies hazard to public health system.

BRING BACK GATT by Linda McQuaig
  We should revert to use of global trade rules.
 
 

Editorial

LOVING AND HATING THE CBC by Ish Theilheimer
  Political cuts and snobby urban bias leave Canada's broadcaster with small base of support.
 

Rez Solutions?
MIDNIGHT TIPI MOVING by Stewart Steinhauer
  Portable homes make for memorable mornings.
 

Communities, rights and change

HOUSING POLITICS by Reuel S Amdur
  Ontario's shell games with money do little to help homeless.
 
 

Workplaces
STEELWORKERS SAVE STELCO by Mike Martin
  Steelmaker climbs out of coke furnace and gets back in the game.
 

Canadian Politics


DEFENDING MULRONEY by Bill Tieleman
  Former PM was at least truthful.
 
 

CASTING THE LAST STONE from Inside Queen's Park Vol 18, No 17
  Where are the details surrounding the Sharia announcement?

Consumers
EVERY LAST DROP by Dave and Lillian Brummet
  Conserving water starts in your kitchen sink.
 

Media files
ILLEGAL TO BUY NEWS by Robert Pear, for the New York Times
  Auditors say Bush aides violated US federal law.

World beat
ARRESTED BUSHMEN WIN "ALTERNATIVE NOBEL PRIZE" from rightlivelihood.org
  Swedish group honours indigenous people fighting to return to their own lands.

TOP US OFFICIALS SHARE PLANS TO INVADE IRAN by KP Nayar for The Telegraph, in Calcutta India
  India protects its nuclear status by voting with US and allies.

ADVICE FOR ANNAN FROM THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES by Philip E Jenks
  Ecumenical Council heads encourage UN Secretary-General to fulfill Millennium Goals.
 

Hot headlines
CINDY SHEEHAN ARRESTED from the dailykos
  Sit-in at White House fence leads to loitering charges.
 

CHAVEZ MOVES TO EUROS from the Associated Press
  Venezuela withdraws its money from US banks, currency.

Take action!
BOYCOTT EXXON MOBIL from Citizens for a Legitimate Government
  Sign petition protesting oil companies policies, political affiliations.

Feedback from our readers
CRIA CRIES WOLF from tOM Trottier, Ottawa ON
  ... about the legalities surrounding downloading music from the Internet.

Humour
TENJEWBERRYMUDS from the Internet
  Could you repeat that?