@ July 18, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Is Canada Increasing Security in the Wrong Places? By Myles Higgins The following excerpts are from a July 13 Department of Fisheries and Oceans press release: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) are initiating joint marine security and law enforcement patrols along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River… [...]
@ July 17, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Keynesian Policies Would do More to Promote Economic Prosperity The roots of the recent political upheaval in Bolivia, where months of crippling protests and roadblocks prompted the ousting of President Carlos Mesa on June 6, were in large part economic. For the protestors, mostly indigenous Andean miners, peasants and workers, their struggle was as much [...]
@ July 13, 2005 # No Comment Yet
“All That Pristine White Snow Will Actually Make it Easier to Spot Oil Spills†World Wildlife Fund Canada (WWF-Canada) launched a new advertising campaign today calling on Canadians to help stop oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska. The coastal plain of the ANWR is the calving area for the Porcupine [...]
@ July 11, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Ontario Superior Court Rules Chapter 11 Not Unconstitutional The Council of Canadians and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) will appeal the recent Ontario Superior Court ruling that Chapter 11 of NAFTA is constitutional. The groups asked the Court to find that the private enforcement of NAFTA rules is unconstitutional because it undermines the [...]
@ July 8, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Canadian Outlook on Blogs and Their Impact on National Discourse Many online Canadians believe blogs influence public opinion (41%), media (33%), and politics (29%) — Among blog readers, majority believe blogs influence public opinion (58%), Four in ten believe they influence mainstream media (45%), and politics and public policy (41%). As the debate continues about [...]
@ July 4, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Bush Administration The Weakest Link in G8 Climate Talks The US is bottom of the G8 climate change class, turning in the worst performance of all the top eight economies in dealing with global warming, according to a new rating published by WWF. The global conservation organization’s “G8 Climate Scorecards” show that while the US [...]
@ July 1, 2005 # No Comment Yet
We Have Many Blessings, Especially A Decent Society… By John Chuckman July 1 is Canada’s national day, and although the country has its share of political problems, we have a great deal to celebrate. We are not at war in Iraq, killing and maiming for no reason. We have conservatives in our politics, but we [...]