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Posted: January 18, 2006
Updated: January 19, 2006
 THINK TWICE SUPPORTS LIBERALS by Mel Watkins
"Soft left" leaders like Buzz Hargrove urge voters to desert NDP, ironically making Canadian politics more American.
CANADA DIVIDED by Linda McQuaig
Harper will cater to whims of wealthy.
CANADA'S ENERGY FUTURE IN JEOPARDY by Gordon Laxer
Federal parties are silent on energy security.
RELIGION IN POLITICS by Dennis Gruending
Catholic bishops, evangelicals push conservative values in election.
TAXES ARE GOOD FOR YOU by Neil Brooks
Government levies boost freedom, community well-being.
Sponsored feature from the Centre for Social Justice
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Editorial
 IF HARPER GETS THE BRASS RING, WHAT WILL CANADIANS GET? by Ish Theilheimer
NDP rise shows Conservatives may have peaked too soon.
Gaia beat
CLIMATE CHANGE DRIVES WIDESPREAD AMPHIBIAN EXTINCTIONS from the National Science Foundation
Warmer temperatures enhance growth conditions of fatal fungus.
 Rez Solutions?
CELEBRATING EVO MORALES' VICTORY by Stewart Steinhauer
Bolivian president wins a big one for all Indigenous Peoples.
Faith speaks
NUCLEAR SALVATION by Rosalie Bertell & Alexey Yablakov
We've heard it before, and it's not true.
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 Health matters
THE TRUTH ABOUT DRUG COMPANIES by Marcia Angell, MD
Fourteen reasons to rein in Big Pharma.
CanCult
THE GREAT WRITERLY HEREAFTER by Lynne Van Luven
Musings on the deaths of Irving Layton and Patricia Van Tighem.
 Canadian Politics
NDP STANDS BETWEEN HARPER AND POWER by Bill Tieleman
BC vote could determine if Harper gets a majority or has to deal with NDP.
Communities, rights and change
MISSING THE BOAT ON GUN VIOLENCE by Reuel S Amdur
Positive reinforcement, not mandatory minimums, is path to peace.
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MANY NDP CANDIDATES COME FROM LABOUR by Mike Martin
Incumbents look secure, other races close.
UNION WINS CHARTER CHALLENGE from the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada
UFCW Canada wins right to represent migrant agricultural workers.
Watershed ways
A PROUD PEDESTRIAN by Ole Hendrickson
Snowplows, traffic create challenge for winter walkers.
 Media files
ELECTION CRUCIAL TO CBC'S FUTURE by Hanns Skoutajan
Harper would sell it off; Liberals have sold it out.
World beat
HOW CLOSE IS IRAN TO MAKING A NUCLEAR BOMB? by Robert McMahon
Q&A with Moscow Director of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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PICK HARPER'S CABINET
Rick Mercer's blog picks Stephen Harper's cabinet — Stockwell Day for Foreign Affairs, Rob Anders ("Mandela is a terrorist") for Multiculturalism, Art Hanger for Immigration ("Immigrants are choking the welfare system"). What a fun game! And you're invited to play!
rickmercer.blogspot.com
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Hot headlines
CONSERVATIVES WON'T ANSWER ABORTION QUESTIONNAIRES by John-Henry Westen, for LifeSiteNews.com
Lifesite complains that candidates respond to some questionnaires but not theirs.
CALLS FOR IMPEACHMENT by Matthew Rothschild, for the Progressive
Grassroots movement growing — and echoing in Congress.
CAMPAIGN IGNORES STREET ISSUES by Carol Goar, for the Toronto Star
No one is addressing how to help street kids.
Take action!
END PATRONAGE AT THE CBC from Friends of Canadian Broadcasting
Send an e-card to candidates in your riding demanding a change to the patronage appointment system.
Feedback from our readers
REMEMBER MULRONEY from Roger Wu, Manitoba
No one knew how much the PCs robbed us until after they were replaced by the Liberals.
Humour
DOES THIS RING TRUE? from the Internet
Or can't you remember?
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