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Posted: August 30, 2006
IPPERWASH INQUIRY ENDS by Kate Harries
No smoking gun for Ipperwash commissioner Sidney Linden.
 THREE CHEERS FOR LABOUR DAY! by James Clancy, National President, NUPGE
Autumn is time to reflect on the people who brought you the 8-hour work day.
EVALUATING "PROGRESS" by Hanns Skoutajan
Couchiching conference weighs ways to measure advances.
 Media files
SEQUEL TO RCMP RAID ON REPORTER'S HOME by Lawrence Martin
If this is a free society, why are we hounding Juliet O'Neill?
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Gordon's corner
VACATION'S OVER by Charles Gordon
Several issues (all confusing) could trigger an election.
 Science matters
SAVE THE OWLS! by David Suzuki
Environment minister permits logging in endangered species' habitat.
Faith speaks
FIGHTING TERRORISM THROUGH SUFISM (FiTTS) from Muslims Against Terrorism
Muslims Against Terrorism to kick off at Ramadan, in mid-October.
Health matters
 CLEAN WATER IS THE BASIS OF HEALTH by Maggie Hughes
Tackling HIV/AIDS requires tackling sanitation and clean water supplies.
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 Canadian Politics
HARPOCRATS EVEN FURTHER RIGHT THAN EARLIER THOUGHT by Bill Tieleman
New proposed policies on youth retrogressive.
 NACC SHOULD NOT BE WRITING CANADIAN POLICY, SAYS COUNCIL OF CANADIANS by Meera Karunananthan
North American Competitiveness Council appointed to smooth harmonization of Canada, US policies.
 Workplaces
BE YOUR OWN BOSS by Mike Martin
Self-employment has serious disadvantages as well as attractive advantages.
World beat
HAITI'S POLITICAL PRISONERS by Wadner Pierre
Women are the forgotten prisoners.
Hot headlines
THE 9/11 DENIERS by Farhad Manjoo, for Salon Magazine
"Loose Change" documentary spotlights conclusions of thousands of online sleuths.
PETS BEFORE CHILDREN by Heather Mallick
Canadians won't admit they don't like children very much.
GAMES GET SERIOUS by Josh Schollmeyer, in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
New video games teach complicated topics like peacemaking, diplomacy, and climate change.
CANWEST ON PM'S LIST by Kady O'Malley, for The Hill Times
The PM gave exclusive interviews to news agencies that agreed to go on his news conference list last week.
Humour
WINDOWS MESSAGING from the Internet
What Microsoft might consider for the next version.
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ARMS DEALERS IN CHARGE
Hard to believe that the US had no domestic weapons manufacturers before WWII, but that's what Dwight D Eisenhower said in 1961 before he left office as President. He also, famously, warned the public to keep an eye on the "military-industrial complex." Eugene Jarecki's documentary, Why We Fight, charges that the weapons industry now drives all US economic and foreign policies. The website offers succinct but significant scenes from the film, supporting the premise. Move over, Michael Moore!
www.sonyclassics.com/whywefight/main.html
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