Posted: November 29, 2005
Updated: December 05, 2005

Editorial
Time to deal with the Buzz problem by Ish Theilheimer and Mel Watkins
  Labour and NDP must confront the rogue elephant in the living room.
 

"THIS ELECTION... WIDE OPEN FOR THE NDP" Jack Layton inverviewed by SG Staff
  Distrust of Harper and sense of being fed-up with Liberals makes party competitive in every region.
 

Canadian Politics

THE MONEY ELECTION by Aaron Freeman
  By the measure that matters most, the results are already in.
 

Editorial
A GREAT TIME FOR AN ELECTION by Ish Theilheimer
  Without the distraction of nice weather, Canadians can get serious about voting.

INJUSTICE COSTS by Linda McQuaig
  Canada got off lightly considering damage done by residential schools.
 

NO HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS by Bill Quigley
  Thousands of Katrina evacuees face imminent evictions.
 

FOOD, POLITICS AND POWER by Robbie Anderman
  Whistleblower Dr. Shiv Chopra addresses National Farmers Union.
 

Health matters
NUTRITIONAL PRIVACY by Janet Maher
  Doctor files privacy complaint over province's demand he specify why welfare claimants need better diets.
 

Faith speaks
GAY AD WINS TOP HONOURS by J Bennett Guess
  United Church of Christ "God is still speaking" ad wins Multicultural Excellence Award.

Rez Solutions?
BLUE QUILLS WRAPS UP by Stewart Steinhauer
  It would cost about $3.5 million to extend Blue Quills — out of the $78 billion Alberta has collected in resource revenues.

LEGISLATING SEX WORK by Melissa Farley
  Decriminalizing prostitution is a magnet for pimps and johns.

SIMILAR NAMES HURT CAMPAIGN by Bill Tieleman
  Vision Vancouver hurt by split from COPE, mayoral candidate confusion.
 

Communities, rights and change
HRSDC CHANGES SHORT-CHANGE SOME by Reuel S Amdur
  Line 1000 and Canadian Hearing Society still out in the cold, despite policy revision.
 

Workplaces
A COLD AND NASTY NOVEMBER WIND by Mike Martin
  Job cuts to workforce at GM's high-performing Oshawa plant an unpleasant surprise.

WORKERS' BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION by Ken Georgetti
  New Act cushions workers when employers go bankrupt.
 

Watershed ways

FRENCH FRY POWER by Lynn Jones
  Vehicles run on used cooking oil.
 

CLEAN COAL? from the Gallon Newsletter
  More incentives are needed before any major utility makes the changeover.

Consumers

GONE PHISHING by Dylan Kome
  What to do when a stranger tries to throw you a line.
 

Media files
CBC MOVES TO SELL ARCHIVES from the Canadian Media Guild
  Canadian Media Guild raises alarm about outsourcing national treasure.

World beat
LANDMARK STUDY ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE from the Media Centre of the World Health Organization
  WHO report finds domestic violence is widespread and has serious impact on health.

AFTER THE GUATEMALA MUDSLIDE by Sandra van den Brink
  Massive destruction strikes a peaceful peasant town.
 

Hot headlines
MEASURING CO2 BUBBLES by Lauran Neergaard, for the Associated Press
  Bubbles trapped in Antarctic ice prove greenhouse gases have climbed.

SAVING ICANN by Gwynne Dyer
  World Summit on the Information Society considers whether to leave control of the Internet in US.
 

Take action!
INJURED WORKER DAY IN ONTARIO from Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups
  Dec 9 demonstrations across the province for Day of Action.

WRITE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DAY from Amnesty International
  Join Amnesty Canada's Write-a-thon — protect rights and maybe win prizes.

Feedback from our readers
ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE BLACK SUNK from Gerry Deiter, Victoria BC
  When Sterling realized it was losing the competition for readers, they bought us out.

Humour
DRIVING YOU CRAZY? from the Internet
  Some people are around the bend.