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Posted: October 04, 2006
Slow debt reduction sensible by Linda McQuaig
Putting the entire $13. 2 billion surplus towards the debt is regressive.
Jack Layton is right on Afghanistan by James Laxer
Bush's dinner with Musharraf, Karzai, proves the mission is folly.
Canada's Katrina by Cathy Crowe
For homeless Canadians, this ain't wonderland.
Ignatieff's two main flaws by Mel Watkins
An authority on human rights should not condone torture.
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Harper cuts equality funds, frames it as a lawyer joke by Ish Theilheimer
Harpocrites take page from Bush strategist Frank Luntz.
Gordon's corner
Mistaken identities by Charles Gordon
3-D imaging detects what Harper and look-alike Warawa are thinking.
 Canadian Politics
Vancouver stock market under scrutiny again by Bill Tieleman
Pacific International Securities investigation collapses.
 Ontario Libs lose second by-election from Inside Queen's Park
Comings and goings reveal government weaknesses.
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Taxes, trusts and the rest of us by Mike Martin
Income trusts are the latest method for corporations to avoid paying taxes.
Consumers
Green electronics from Greenpeace International
Greenpeace rates electronics companies for environmental friendliness.
World beat
The ungreen revolution from Grain.org
Bill Gates to resurrect the Rockefeller Foundation's decaying Green Revolution.
Faith speaks
Defining Progress for a New Century from the Worldwatch Institute
World's faith traditions may hold the key.
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SILENCED FOR A GOOD CAUSE
On October 20 and 21, journalists around the world will cover their mouths with bandanas and stop talking for 24 hours, to draw attention to the silence surrounding the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
To learn more, visit
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 Science matters
Take my research, please by David Suzuki
Politicians using Suzuki Foundation materials to build their agendas.
Health matters
New concerns about lead from CBC News, based on a report in Circulation Magazine
Even low lead blood levels linked to cardiac deaths.
Hot headlines
Invasion backfires by Mark Mazzetti, The New York Times
US spy agencies say Iraq invasion worsens terror threat.
EU privacy uproar from Siliconvalley.com
Belgian premier says SWIFT secretly supplied US with bank data.
Charity as social justice by Robert B. Reich
Now tycoons (not the public) decide which causes are "worthy".
New CSA standards on tap for worker safety by Laura Severs
Voluntary plan unveiled to reduce injuries, fatalities.
Majority see mission as lost cause: Poll by Alexander Panetta, Canadian Press
Results reflect poor opinion of Bush leadership, pollster says.
Harpocrats target Wheat Board by Silver Donald Cameron, Halifax Chronicle Herald
Bill ignores requirement that only farmers can vote to abolish Wheat Board.
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"Re-framing" misses the point from Lee Zaslofsky, Toronto
Harper is not just framing, he's killing.
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