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A Foolhardy Approach to Criminal Justice
Harper’s “tough-on-crime” bills costly, counterproductive The Harper government is reintroducing its proposed “tough-on-crime” laws that were killed when Harper prorogued Parliament in January. These crime bills, if passed, will result…
Coming Down from Mount Olympus
National pride, to endure, must have a strong foundation The tidal wave of patriotism unleashed by our country’s performance in the Olympics is subsiding, but in most Canadians the euphoria…
Alien Invasion
Toxic Asian carp invasion threatens the Great Lakes There’s something “fishy” going on in an environmental battle that has pitted the state of Illinois and its favourite son, former Senator…
Future Transportation Will Rely on Bikes and Buses, Too
Electric cars helpful, but not sole advance in mobility As we enter the second half of the oil age and the first half of the climate change era, the electrification…
Fuelling Wars, Supplying the Warmongers
Canadian gov’t heavily subsidizing our military companies Between 2003 and 2006, Canada’s war industries profited from at least $7.4 billion in exports to 88 foreign governments. Of these Canadian military…
Creating a Just Society
Reducing poverty, inequality will spur economic recovery An economic recovery that is mainly reliant on consumer spending is unavoidably fragile, since most Canadian consumers are now deeply in debt. Going…
Private Gain or Public Interest?
Canadians should benefit fairly from oil and gas they own Canada’s oil and gas industry can and should be converted to a public-interest industry whose mandate would be to serve…
Equality is the Core Value of Democracy
Stop backsliding, put Canada back on road to equality There has never been a better time in recent history when the core democratic value of equality can be seen as…
Canada’s Afghanistan “mission” cripples democracy at home
Stephen Harper’s Conservative government shut down Parliament until March, mainly to avoid answering politically embarrassing questions about the torture of Canadian military detainees in Afghanistan. Especially disturbing are the allegations…
The Regina Manifesto is Still Relevant
Adopted in 1933, it’s a Manifesto that could be written today During the Depression of the 1930s, the League for Social Reconstruction (LSR), a progressive think-tank, emerged in Eastern Canada,…
The Latin American Revolution (Part IV)
The Bolivarian Revolution gives real power to the people An interview with Julio Chavez by Asad Ismi Julio Chavez is one of the leaders of the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela….
Frack Attack
New, dirty gas drilling method threatens drinking water A technology used by the oil and gas industry to obtain natural gas is raising major concerns across the United States and…
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