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Posted: October 18, 2005
TAX BURDEN by Linda McQuaig
When all taxes are factored in, all Canadians pay about the same percentage.
NEW ORLEANS: LEAVING THE POOR BEHIND AGAIN! by Bill Quigley
Authorities closing public housing, public schools, public healthcare.
STRIKERS CALL FOR PM TO STEP IN Compiled by SG staff
Lakeside Packers workers beaten, run off road, during tense strike.
END OF SUBURBIA by Maggie Hughes
Controversial documentary predicts that "Peak Oil" will change urban planning, lifestyles.
STUDY LINKS POT TO BRAIN CELL GROWTH by Michael Robin
Cannabinoid might be helpful for anxiety and depression.
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Editorial
TIME TO GIVE 'TIL IT HURTS by Ish Theilheimer
Remote, rural and low-income regions are the most charitable.
 Faith Speaks
FRIST, ROVE, DELAY: WHO'S LOOKING THE OTHER WAY? by David Batstone, for Sojourner News
Christians should speak out about the possibility of corruption in the highest ranks of government.
Rez Solutions?
THANKSGIVING'S ORIGINS by Stewart Steinhauer
The Blue Quills course deconstructs a national holiday.
 Canadian Politics
LEGISLATION MOCKS LIBS' OWN WORDS by Bill Tieleman
BC government unwilling or unable to accept collective bargaining.
DINGWALL CASE SHOWS FLAWS IN LOBBY LAW by Aaron Freeman
Government tries to control contingency fees by contract rather than legislation.
 ONTARIO LIBERALS, CONSERVATIVES TIED IN PUBLIC OPINION POLLS from Inside Queen's Park Vol 18, No 18
Sobara's resignation bound to hurt the government.
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Poor left behind? Union head run off the road? Punish Apostasy?
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Communities, rights and change
 HRSDC CONTINUES ON ITS WRECKING CAMPAIGN by Reuel S Amdur
Employment services for special needs clients jeopardized again.
 Workplaces
MOTOR CITY MADNESS? by Mike Martin
UAW faces demands for rollbacks in healthcare benefits.
Consumers
THE TROUBLE WITH RFID PASSPORTS by Thomas C Greene, for The Register
Radio Frequency ID could be hazardous as well as convenient.
Media files
WHO'S TALKING? NOT WOMEN! from the White House Project
US TV study finds 9 out of 10 talking heads are male.
GOOGLE AND SUN VS MICROSOFT by Jim Hedger
Google promotes Open Office suite in competition with MS Office.
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TRACKING DISASTERS
This has been a tough year! 2005 started with the Asian tsunami, which claimed 200,000 lives, and progressed through Hurricane Katrina and now the Kashmir earthquake. Then there was trouble in the Sudan, and the Guatemala mudslide and — heck, who can keep up? The United Nations can keep up, that's who. Now the UN provides reliefweb.net, which tracks humanitarian disasters and humanitarian aid — all in one spot, with maps, and frequent updates. Get a clearer picture of what all is going wrong, and what's being done to fix it, at reliefweb.
See: www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc100?OpenForm
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Hot headlines
CORPORATIONS DEMANDING REGULATIONS by George Monbiot, in the Guardian
Environmental managers want EU to enforce green guidelines.
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE TACITLY REBUKES BUSH by Phyllis Bennis, for TomPaine.com
Honouring el Baradei supports the UN and its nuclear watchdog, the IAEA.
MIRED IN MEDICAL BILLS by Katie Hafner, for the New York Times
US patients buried under incomprehensible healthcare insurance bills.
 A CHILL ON PROGRESSIVE ISLAM by Tarek Fatah and Munir Pervaiz, for The National Post
Sharia proponents insinuate that adversaries are apostates or bigots.
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ALBERTA LIQUOR COSTS MORE from Charity Borg, in Onoway, Alberta
More liquor stores now than video rental spots.
Humour
OPEN LETTER TO OUR DOGS AND CATS
How to live more "effectively".
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