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Posted: March 08, 2006
MAKE EQUALITY A PRIORITY by Stephen Lewis
Women of the world need a strong UN women's agency.
KLEIN'S "LEGACY" NOT FOR CANADA by Linda McQuaig
Canadian taxpayers should have full access to the system — and doctors — they pay for.
 Gaia Beat
MORE "UNNATURAL DISASTERS" ON THE HORIZON by Stephen Leahy
Climate change whips up hurricanes, floods, storm surges.
WAGES FOR HOUSEWORK by Selma James, for Global Women's Strike
Venezuela gives poorest housewives the equivalent of 80 percent of minimum wage.
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DYING IN AFGHANISTAN, PLAYING LIKE THE GIRLS, AND MORE by Ish Theilheimer
May the real voices of Canada speak.
CEOs SET AGENDA FOR FOREIGN POLICY TALKS by Rick Arnold
Previous "informal" talk resulted in binding treaty.
Rez Solutions?
MARKET VALUES by Stewart Steinhauer
Stewart reviews Michael Albert's ideas for "participatory economics".
 Faith speaks
A SHOT AGAINST CERVICAL CANCER by David Batstone
The Religious Right's vaccination vexation.
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Health matters
 LESSONS FROM ALBERTA — THE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE by Armine Yalnizyan and Danielle Martin
Historically, the province has been a showcase for proving how well public health care can work.
 ALBERTANS MUST DE-KLEIN THE THIRD WAY ON MEDICARE by James Clancy
The public system becomes a taxpayer-funded source of paying for customers at private clinics.
Canadian Politics
WILL HEAD OF CMA BE PRO OR ANTI? by Bill Tieleman
Dr. Brian Day's private health care dream threatened.
CLEANING UP THE LIBERAL LEADERSHIP RACE by Aaron Freeman
A $300,000 registration fee would exclude too many candidates.
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GIDEON LEVY, EYEWITNESS by Reuel S Amdur
Israeli journalist decries Palestinian suffering.
 Workplaces
MANAGEMENT'S VIEW OF THE FUTURE by Mike Martin
The Canadian Council of Chief Executives offers a five-point plan to make themselves richer.
Consumers
LOYALTY CARDS: REWARD OR THREAT? by Martin H Bosworth, for ConsumerAffairs.Com
Shopping choices affect privacy issues.
Media files
IMPEACHY KEEN by Antonia Zerbisias, for the Toronto Star
Bush administration threatens reporters with espionage charges: Washington Post.
 World beat
CANADA OUT OF AFGHANISTAN! by Peter Leibovitch
Public opinion polls show the majority don't want Canadian troops enforcing US dominance.
CIVIL WAR AT LAST? by Gwynne Dyer
US policies have led to chaos in the country.
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THE LION OF FILM DISTRIBUTION
Every one of the movies nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars this year had a Canadian connection, but perhaps the most intriguing fact was that the low-budget, independent, Best Picture winner Crash was distributed by Vancouver's Lion's Gate Films, which also distributed Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 when no one else would touch it. Retribution for US domination of Canadian movie screens? Or just smart marketing? Whatever! Lion's Gate sure knows how to pick winners.
www.lionsgatefilms.com/index_flash.php
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Hot headlines
NOT WANTED IN THE WORKFORCE by Jenny Deam, for The Denver Post
Employers still balk at hiring women who have children.
THINK SOLAR, NOT NUCLEAR by Flavia Bottazzini, for 999today.com
Scientists urge UK to look to renewables for future energy sources.
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PREPARE FOR GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION from the Canadian Peace Alliance
Everybody out on the streets for March 18, the third anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq.
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Feedback from our readers
OPPOSED TO INVOLVEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN from Bob Wright in the Lakeland Region, Alberta
Too many will be hurt.
Humour
ANOTHER MADE-FOR-THE-MOVIES COWBOY STORY from the Internet
(An oldie but a goodie...)
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