@ May 30, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Safeguard Canadian Press, Ban Media Cross-Ownership, Cap Chain Holdings, TNG Canada Urges Senate Probe
Swift, decisive action is necessary to preserve this country’s independent, bilingual news service and to protect the free flow of print and broadcast news, says TNG Canada/CWA.
The federal government must restore a ban on cross-ownership of newspapers and broadcast outlets, impose market-share [...]
@ May 30, 2005 # No Comment Yet
NAFTA To Serve As Model To CAFTA, Rough Times Lie Ahead
In an unprecedented trip on May 12, the presidents of Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua visited Washington to lobby for Congressional approval of the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA).
The agreement, which would remove virtually all trade barriers on [...]
@ May 30, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Are Newfoundland and Labrador Legion Members Getting A Fair Deal?
By Myles Higgins
Mud, muck, blood and slime. Cold, wet, freezing wind. Bullets, bombs, shells and shot. Lost arms, legs, lives and sanity.
These are just a few of the words that can be used to describe what our veterans have gone through in their [...]
@ May 27, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Bush Administration’s Shameful Rejection of Venezuela’s Extradition Request
The State Department’s summary and insulting rejection of the extradition request issued by the government of Venezuela for Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles was as shocking as it was predictable.
The decision not to hand over Posada to be tried for his alleged role in the 1976 bombing [...]
@ May 25, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Shouldn’t Laura Know the Words of the Song Before Getting Up to Sing?
By John Chuckman
“In the U.S., if there’s a terrible report, people don’t riot and kill other people. And you can’t excuse what they did because of the mistake - you know, you can’t blame it all on Newsweek.”
Laura Bush at the start of [...]
@ May 24, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Global Study Shows The Backbone Industry Of Canada’s Economy Is Approaching A Crossroad
Despite the strong Canadian dollar and the rising
costs of doing business, Canadian mid-sized manufacturing companies are
optimistic about what the future holds, according to a new study released
today by Grant Thornton LLP. Over 100 Canadian mid-sized manufacturers and
900 mid-sized manufacturers from 9 other countries [...]
@ May 22, 2005 # No Comment Yet
A Breath Of Fresh Air Sweeps Into Hell, But There’s Still No Way Out
By John Chuckman
Like a refreshing breeze blowing briefly over those damned to endure the hell created by America’s government came the words of British M.P. George Galloway to an American Senate Committee. The man was simply magnificent. Tough, brave, and articulate - [...]
@ May 18, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Should A Government With 46% Of The Vote Decide The Future Of Electoral Reform in BC?
It is now evident that a clear majority of British Columbians have endorsed the good work of the Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform and voted yes to BC-STV. “Support for STV is much stronger than support for any one [...]
@ May 16, 2005 # No Comment Yet
With Negative Air Of Gomery Inquiry NDP Found To Be Most Ethical
A new SES/Sun Media poll indicates that Canadians were more likely to
identify the NDP as the federal party which was more ethical (+17.9)
than the Liberal Party of Canada. This view cut across all regions.
The Green Party had the second highest net ethical score (+10.1)
followed [...]
@ May 15, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Government Under The Big Top…
By John Chuckman
We have the oddest form of government these days in Ontario. Almost every week there is something new, often new in the sense of bizarre or absurd. You might regard it as a form of circus. Dalton the Magnificent, in the blue-white glare of batteries of spotlights, sometimes appears [...]