@ July 31, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian Takes on Adoptees
By Michelle Edmunds
Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian, has declared war on the province’s adoptees.
Cavoukian’s war is in the name of privacy; and as she ferociously gallops across the country, recruiting allies and spreading bogus adoption propaganda, she is creating a new defence force – the [...]
@ July 30, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Poll Suggests Federal Government Is Doing A Poor Job Addressing Climate Change Issues
The dog days of summer arrived early in many parts of Canada this year and the sweltering summer heat has caused many to wonder -what’s with the heat? According to a majority of Canadians (56%) the very hot weather conditions experienced by many [...]
@ July 30, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Thomas Friedman, Spokesman For Idiocy
By John Chuckman
Devoted to human freedom, you must embrace even the freedom to express stupidity. So I can happily report that a week ago at this writing Thomas Friedman struck a mighty blow for freedom with one of the dumbest columns he has ever written, “Giving the Hatemongers No Place to [...]
@ July 29, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Newfoundland and Labrador - Corporations Cannot Keep Their Hands Off
By Myles Higgins
For Sale: One Canadian Province, going cheap. Spacious, pristine and hardly used by owner. Please contact the government of Newfoundland and Labrador for more information.
I personally don’t recall ever seeing this ad appear in the classifieds, but apparently it must have. Why else would [...]
@ July 28, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Minister of National Defence William Graham Explains Liberal Position on Missile Defence
By Roy Whyte
During the height of the missile defence debate, I wrote Prime Minister Paul Martin regarding Canada’s position in the proposed system.
Dear Paul Martin,
We would like to impress upon you the need to reconsider any move
towards joining the U.S. with national missile defence.
The [...]
@ July 25, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Building A Dangerous World
By John Chuckman
Despite many differences, there are striking parallels between Bush’s invasion of Iraq and Hitler’s invasion of Russia, and understanding these parallels serves to warn of the coming storm Bush is calling down upon all of us.
Hitler’s decision to invade Russia was a horrific turning point in history, certainly the most [...]
@ July 25, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Telus Blocks Access to Website in Union Fight - Faces Calls of Censorship
From Voices For Change:
Customers who use telus.net as their Internet Service Provider are unable to access this website due to censorship by TELUS. When support is called they claim not to be blocking access. Television station BCTV Global did a story on the [...]
@ July 22, 2005 # No Comment Yet
“Most people don’t think of our health-care system as being a competitive advantage”
By Randolph T. Holhut
DUMMERSTON, Vt. - Republicans seem to love the slash-and-burn style of modern capitalism. However, it is not a economic model that is sustainable and there are a few smart business out there who reject it and profit from that decision.
Those [...]
@ July 19, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Ontario’s Auto Insurance Rates are 45% Higher Than in British Columbia
The Consumers’ Association of Canada released the Ontario results of a national study on auto insurance rates it has conducted across Canada. This release also provides a detailed comparison of rates between Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. This release used 3,776,997 rate quotes across 300 [...]
@ July 19, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Majority Of Canadians Say It’s “Only A Matter Of Time†Before Canada Is Attacked By Terrorists
In the wake of the London terrorist attack bombings that left scores dead and hundreds wounded, and recent warnings from Canada’s public safety minister that Canadians need to prepare themselves psychologically for a potentially similar terrorist attack in their own [...]