@ February 11, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Hiroshima, Mon Amour February 11, 2005 By John Chuckman A few columnists and commentators who questioned or opposed the invasion of Iraq, now say, having been touched by pictures of Iraqis bravely casting ballots, that George Bush was right. Such is the persuasive power of positive propaganda, which works by focusing on true details, ignoring [...]
@ February 10, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Elliott Abrams Defends Democracy. Well Sort Of… Why has an admitted perjurer, a facilitator of death squads and an arms broker to Islamic terrorists just been appointed to be deputy national security adviser to President Bush? It’s tough to think of anything more “un-American†and less reflective of traditional family values than lying to Congress [...]
@ February 10, 2005 # No Comment Yet
BC Union Launches Court Action To Quash Controversial Contract The B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU) says it’s turned up evidence that the Campbell government is misleading the public when it claims the privacy of British Columbian’s sensitive financial information is protected in a controversial records management privatization deal it signed last year. “The [...]
@ February 10, 2005 # No Comment Yet
BC Lumber Trade Council Demands Increased Action On Lumber Dispute After years of ongoing litigation between Canada and the U.S. over softwood lumber, the BC Lumber Trade Council is demanding that the Government of Canada take action to ensure that the U.S. lives up to its NAFTA obligations. This includes refunding the billions of dollars [...]
@ February 8, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Canadian University And College Students May Be Too Busy At Work To Succeed In School A new survey of more than 20,000 Canadian college and university students has found that 51% are working to support themselves while in school full-time. Remarkably, more than 40% of those are working more than 16 hours per week. The [...]
@ February 6, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Why Are Corporations Not Contributing To Society’s Success? by Thom Hartmann A new aristocracy is taking over not just the United States of America but also the world. Proof of how far along it has come was in an article by Glenn R. Simpson in the January 28, 2005 edition of The Wall Street Journal. [...]
@ February 6, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Martin Government Could Be Considering Sending Troops To Iraq. According to the Toronto Star and their sources, Paul Martin will discuss sending Canadians to Iraq during the upcoming NATO meeting on Feb. 22. Considering the overall position of the Canadian populace has been against involvement in Iraq, the Martin government is being very coy about [...]
@ February 3, 2005 # No Comment Yet
More Than 75 Scientists And Environmental Professionals Sign Declaration Calling For ‘Strong’ Greenbelt More than 75 leading independent scientists and environmental professionals, including Dr. David Suzuki, have signed a declaration in support of a strong Greenbelt for southern Ontario. Signatories include biologists, ecologists, hydrogeologists, engineers, doctors, geographers and planners. The declaration was released today by [...]
@ February 3, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Canadian Women Bore The Brunt Of The Federal Government’s Deep Fiscal Cuts The first ever analysis of federal budgets on Canadian women, finds that federal fiscal choices have done little to improve most women’s economic security over the last 10 years. The ground-breaking report, released today in Ottawa by the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International [...]
@ February 2, 2005 # No Comment Yet
United Church of Canada Stands Behind Liberal Move To Introduce Same-Sex Legislation The United Church of Canada has congratulated the Canadian government on introducing legislation that offers a win-win solution in the same-sex marriage debate. “Marriage will be enhanced, not diminished, religious freedom will be protected, not threatened, and Canadian society will be strengthened, not [...]