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The Victims Of Drones (Part I)
Opposition to U.S. drone attacks rises globally and in U.S. Joe Lombardo is co-coordinator of the United National Anti-War Coalition (UNAC), the…
Thinking the Apocalyptic Unthinkable
Oil-dependent “civilization” faces collapse before mid-century Whether our “civilization” will survive this century is now — or should be — the main…
A Tale of Two Telecoms or Actions Speak Louder than Words
Where does the Saskatchewan government stand on the privatization of provincial Crown corporations? You’d be hard pressed to come up with a…
Our Way or the Norway
One of goals in my paper, The Petro-Path Not Taken, was to compare Norway and Canada-Alberta’s record in distributing petroleum wealth amongst persons…
Yukon’s court ruling on free-entry mining could help Idle No More
This past December 27th, the appeals court of the Yukon Territory gave an important ruling regarding the rights of First Nations in…
Fast Facts: City no longer a player in poverty reduction
Winnipeg falls further behind other cities with proposed budget cuts The City of Winnipeg’s preliminary operating budget for 2013 cuts spending on…
New trade treaties jeopardize fisheries regulation
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Ottawa – The proposed Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and other trade and investment treaties…
Selling out our natural resources
In the beginning of December, the Harper government gave its approval to two takeover deals in the energy sector. Nexen is involved…
Capitalism is the Crisis (Part IV)
Protests in Greece expose failure of capitalism in Europe During November 2012, Europe erupted in anti-austerity demonstrations, with protestors clashing violently with…
Twenty years of talk about climate change
Doha, Qatar — The 18th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is now underway…
Mark Carney’s tenure and the state of monetary policy
Mark Carney’s tenure as Governor of the Bank of Canada overlaps some challenging economy history. Appointed in early 2008 just as the…
Stagnant economy may mean more cuts to come
The federal government released its annual fall update on the country’s finances today. Despite the upbeat messaging around the “Update of Economic and Fiscal…