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December 2005: Our Dangerous Energy Addiction
Nuclear power badly flawed as alternative to filthy fossil fuels “It still amazes me that people don’t know that their power comes…
December 2005: The Right to Privacy—A New Oxymoron?
Our privacy shield is getting badly battered on every front Privacy is an extremely complex human value, but it boils down to…
December 2005: Protecting Parental Leave Benefits
Supreme Court ruling supports renewed calls for EI reform In a rare unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Canada recently confirmed the…
Liberal plan runs counter to productivity
Federal Finance Minister Ralph Goodale recently launched the Liberals’ election campaign with the release of a mini-budget and a refurbished policy platform.…
Foreign ownership of telecom puts Canadian culture at risk—report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The federal government will jeopardize Canadian culture by allowing foreign ownership of our telecommunications industry,…
October 2005: Supreme Court Jeopardizes Women’s Right to Health
Jurists’ private insurance ruling especially negative for women On June 9, 2005, a bare majority of justices of the Supreme Court (four…
September 2005: The Myth of Canada’s Anti-BMD Decision
Canada’s “no” to U.S. missile defense was really a hearty “yes” It was just over a year ago, on August 5, 2004,…
Canada’s looming forestry crisis
People rarely get excited about bugs, except in summertime when mosquitoes swarm and thoughts turn to West Nile Virus. But there is…
Let’s make day care a great place to learn
CANADIANS ARE increasingly aware of how important the early years are to the development of children. We know that children’s future educational…
July 2005: Peak Oil and the End of Globalization
U.S. dependence on oil drives its efforts to control what’s left When Paul Martin met with George Bush and Vicente Fox in…
July 2005: The Best Health Care Money Can Buy?
Supreme Court ruling pushes Medicare to brink of two-tier abyss The Supreme Court’s recent decision favouring private health insurance didn’t sound the…
Supreme Court ruling bolsters need for public solutions
Anatole France, the famous French historian, in 1894 noted the irony that “The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as…