@ November 20, 2004 # No Comment Yet
Dear Prime Minister Martin: It was with absolute dismay that we learned of the planned visit of President Bush to Canada on November 30th 2004. Surely you are aware of the many grave crimes against humanity and war crimes for which President Bush stands properly accused by the world, starting with the Nuremberg Tribunal´s [...]
@ November 20, 2004 # No Comment Yet
A National Child Day (Saturday Nov. 20) study by Save the Children Canada and Ipsos-Reid tested Canadians on their knowledge of children’s rights. From coast to coast Canadians scored poorly when quizzed on issues affecting Canadian children – answering on average with a 33% accuracy rate when asked about HIV, poverty, abuse, labour and childcare [...]
@ November 20, 2004 # No Comment Yet
“Mad Cow disease and avian influenza are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the dangers factory farming poses to human health and animal welfare,” says Pat Tohill, Campaigns Manager for the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) in Canada. The scientific report entitled Industrial animal agriculture-the next global health [...]
@ November 19, 2004 # No Comment Yet
Greenpeace Wants A Permanent Legislated Ban On Offshore Oil And Gas Development On BC’s Coast The panel headed by Roland Priddle has reported on a possible lifting of the federal moratorium on off-shore oil and gas exploration in the Queen Charlotte Basin. The Panel found that 75% of all participants in the process want to [...]
@ November 19, 2004 # No Comment Yet
Canadian Union Workers Lay Blame For Closure On Bad Trade Deals CAW Local 504 members at appliance maker Camco have made their last appliance after the company shut down the Hamilton, Ontario plant ending 90 years of production at the facility. The plant closing was originally announced last year and CAW Local 504 members voted [...]
@ November 16, 2004 # No Comment Yet
Not content with dominating the Canadian media scene, CanWest is looking to the Middle East. CanWest Global Communications Corp. announced that it has entered into an arrangement with the Mirkaei Tikshoret Group Ltd, to become a 50% joint venture owner and operator of the Jerusalem Post newspaper and related properties. MTL is a major privately [...]
@ November 16, 2004 # No Comment Yet
The major problem facing Nova Scotians is not the latest storm that caused power outages, this past weekend, but rather what we will be facing if deregulation of electrical utilities is allowed to happen in Nova Scotia. Companies will be down to the bare bones competing with each other. There will be very little new [...]
@ November 16, 2004 # No Comment Yet
Aboriginal Nations throughout BC are optimistic about the Supreme Court of Canada decisions that will be released on November 18th. “These decisions will provide much needed clarity to the Delgamuukw decision regarding the duty of the Crown and licencees to consult with First Nations and accommodate their interests”, said Chief Robert Louie of the Westbank [...]
@ November 15, 2004 # No Comment Yet
One of the world’s pre-eminent thinkers, Stephen Hawking has come out swinging against the Iraq War. Speaking to crowd at Trafalgar Square, Hawking described the war in Iraq as a “war crime”. Furthermore, Hawking explained his position by adding, “The war was based on two lies, the first was we were in danger of weapons [...]
@ November 15, 2004 # No Comment Yet
The McGuinty government will not sign the current drafts of the Great Lakes Charter Annex agreements unless changes to enhance the level of protection for the waters of the Great Lakes Basin are made, Natural Resources Minister David Ramsay announced today. “We have listened to feedback from stakeholders, First Nations and the general public,” said [...]