@ May 31, 2006 # No Comment Yet
It’s A Very Special Song Indeed
By Myles Higgins
As I was walking down Water Street one day I spied a dirty little man sitting on the sidewalk, tin cup in hand, humming a tune under his breath. Bending to drop a few coins at his feet I offered a smile and politely asked him what tune [...]
@ May 31, 2006 # No Comment Yet
The Inside-Out Country Where We Shun Our Patriots And Coddle Our Usurpers
By Robert Billyard
The other day I picked up a copy of Maude Barlow’s recent book “Too Close For Comfort.” I knew what it was about. I had to ask myself - Do I really want to read this? It is just going to make [...]
@ May 29, 2006 # No Comment Yet
The Canadian Association of Journalists is calling on all political parties in the upcoming Nova Scotia election to commit publicly to meaningful reforms of the province’s restrictive freedom of information regulations.
“The CAJ declared the Nova Scotia government the most secretive in Canada several years ago. Nothing has fundamentally changed since then,” said CAJ president [...]
@ May 27, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Coalition Calls For Child-Focused Treatment, Research And Investment
Only one child in 20 who needs HIV treatment receives it, according to a report released by seven of the world’s leading child advocacy organizations. The Global Movement for Children issued an urgent appeal for the international community to recognize that children with HIV and AIDS have a [...]
@ May 27, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Neoliberalism’s Eternal Verities Begin to Come Undone
Just as the Bush administration’s market liberalization drive seemed to have been reaching its apogee, serious setbacks were registered as the utility of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and various bilateral FTA’s began to be successfully challenged. The Bush administration, like the Clinton administration before it, [...]
@ May 24, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Atlantica - Mussolini’s Dream Waking Up In Our Own Backyard?
By Myles Higgins
If you live in Atlantica please raise your hand. No? Wait a second, not so fast. If you live in Atlantic Canada or the Eastern U.S. in a few years you may be, whether you know it or not.
According to the proponents of Atlantica:
“Maritimers [...]
@ May 24, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Canadian PM Harper’s Response Described As “Embarrassing”
By Dr. Mohamed Elmasry
The Canadian Islamic Congress has denounced as “blatantly false and incompetent” a National Post column by London-based commentator and Iranian exile Amir Taheri that ran on Friday (May 19). In it, Taheri claimed Iran had passed laws that would soon require non-Muslims — especially Jews, Christians [...]
@ May 19, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Across The Country Homes Less Affordable
Canada’s overall housing affordability further deteriorated in the first quarter of 2006 according to the latest Housing Affordability Index released by RBC Economics.
“The cost of homeownership in Canada, including financing, utilities and property taxes, rose at a faster pace than incomes for the second consecutive quarter,” said Derek Holt, assistant [...]
@ May 19, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Study Finds Few Associations Between Emissions And Overall Health Of Cattle
A six-year study of cattle herds near oil and gas facilities in western Canada, completed in 2006, has found few associations between emissions and the overall health of cattle.
The Western Canada Study of Animal Health Effects Associated with Exposure to Emissions from Oil and Natural [...]
@ May 16, 2006 # No Comment Yet
All Canadians Are Important, All The Way From BC To Quebec
By Myles Higgins
After years of Liberal leadership, a new conservative government is at the helm in both Ottawa and in Newfoundland and Labrador. Over the years many people have expressed concern about how things have gone since the Province joined Confederation in 1949. Time will [...]