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Breathe life into carbon tax
Oct 8, 2008Alice Klein With this election, environmental politics have grown from infancy, when they weremostly ignored by political caretakers (think Kyoto under Paul Martin), into asomewhat troubled...
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Yonge + Dundas = Nothing squared
Nov 17, 2008Nick Van der GraafYonge-Dundas Square (YDS) is smack in the centre of Canada’s largest city, at the intersection of two of the world’s longest streets. And there is nothing there.
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Reconsidering the coalition
Jan 27, 2009Nathan CromptonIn a time of crisis, Ignatieff may be able to hide his big-business allegiances beneath a Keynesian façade. But the chance still exists for the NDP to announce a break with...
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Human rights discourse fails Palestinian quest for justice
Feb 2, 2009Sedef Arat-KocThe new imperialism involves a specifically racialized application of human rights principles to specific populations.
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Neo-liberalism's legacy: A gaping hole in our safety net
Feb 10, 2009Simon BlackThere’s a hole in Canada’s social safety net and the evidence is all around us: from the homeless on our streets to the growing number of our fellow citizens who rely on food...
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Chretien hired as senior adviser to Burmese mine stakeholder
Jul 20, 2009Tin Maung Htoo and Kevin McLeodFormer prime minister Jean Chretien has been hired on as a "senior international adviser" to Ivanhoe Mines, a company that helps the Burmese military regime...
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Forget the TV titans
Nov 9, 2009Karen Wirsig and David SkinnerIf you needed proof of the enduring power of television in Canada, look no further than the tens of thousands of comments submitted to the CRTC over the last...
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The World Social Forum: Taking stock and moving forward
Nov 11, 2009Pierre BeaudetThere have been many critiques of the World Social Forum, from the right but often from the left. All in all, these critiques are often valid but miss the point.
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Confusing politics and prejudice in the fight against anti-semitism
Jan 6, 2010Bahija RéghaïIs the Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Antisemitism (CPCCA) playing a dangerous game by trying to expose "new anti-semitism"?
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Policy and prejudice: De-funding Canadian aid projects
Jan 18, 2010Bahija RéghaïCanada's recent de-funding of advocacy organization, KAIROS, is just the latest in the Canadian government's vigilant efforts to disempower groups critical of Israel.
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Community TV blamed for cable cash crunch
Jan 29, 2010Cathy EdwardsWell-known Canadians like Guy Maddin, Dan Aykroyd and Mike Meyers all got their starts on community TV. Now cable companies blame Canada's community channels for their $100...
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Congrats, Glorious Leader, on your monumental decision
Mar 17, 2010Charles DemersStephen Harper puts the word 'stir' in prime minister: He wants to build a nice statue for the victims of communism. And why not? It's not like we have more important things...
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A coffee table display for the rich: The Globe and Mail
Oct 6, 2010Nick FillmoreClearly this new hybrid Globe is mostly about marketing. The content is massaged to appeal to an upscale demographic that has the bucks to buy the posh products featured in its...
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Co-founder Omar Barghouti makes the case for the global BDS campaign
Nov 3, 2010Anita KrajncOn a recent Canadian speaking tour, human rights activist Omar Barghouti said he is among the most optimistic in the global BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) movement...
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Imagine that, Yoko Ono nails Stephen Harper on copyright infringement
Apr 7, 2011Stefan ChristoffJohn Lennon's widow bans the Conservative Party campaign from posting a YouTube video shot with the PM and 10-year-old Winnipeg singer Maria Aragon singing iconic Imagine...
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Breathe life into carbon tax
Oct 8, 2008Alice Klein With this election, environmental politics have grown from infancy, when they weremostly ignored by political caretakers (think Kyoto under Paul Martin), into asomewhat troubled...
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Yonge + Dundas = Nothing squared
Nov 17, 2008Nick Van der GraafYonge-Dundas Square (YDS) is smack in the centre of Canada’s largest city, at the intersection of two of the world’s longest streets. And there is nothing there.
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Reconsidering the coalition
Jan 27, 2009Nathan CromptonIn a time of crisis, Ignatieff may be able to hide his big-business allegiances beneath a Keynesian façade. But the chance still exists for the NDP to announce a break with...
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Human rights discourse fails Palestinian quest for justice
Feb 2, 2009Sedef Arat-KocThe new imperialism involves a specifically racialized application of human rights principles to specific populations.
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Neo-liberalism's legacy: A gaping hole in our safety net
Feb 10, 2009Simon BlackThere’s a hole in Canada’s social safety net and the evidence is all around us: from the homeless on our streets to the growing number of our fellow citizens who rely on food...
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