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Poll results show Harper’s “choice in child care” a failure
TORONTO, Oct. 8 /CNW Telbec/ - Environics polling data show that the lack of affordable child care is a serious issue for 77% of Canadians, demonstrating that the Harper government is out of touch with the public and has failed to support parents struggling to find quality services. “These results are a strong rebuke to the Conservatives, who have been claiming to have achieved ‘choice in child care’ for Canadian families by mailing them a small amount of money each month,”…
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Give me Liberty: A handbook for revolutionaries
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Algonquin hospitalized because of Quebec police brutality
Canada and Quebec use riot police, tear gas, and “pain compliance” on peaceful Algonquin families to avoid negotiations: ‘pain compliance’ perfect description of Conservative’s aboriginal policy, say community spokespeople Kitiganik/Rapid Lake, Algonquin Territory / - Yesterday afternoon, the Conservative government and Quebec used riot police, tear gas, and “pain compliance” techniques to end a peaceful blockade erected by Algonquin families from Barriere Lake, rather than negotiate, as requested by the community.
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Bulk water report highlights conflict
OTTAWA, Oct. 6 /CNW Telbec/ - The Council of Canadians and MiningWatch Canada have made public a report drafted by Environment Canada in December 2007 revealing that the agency had documented crucial information regarding the looming freshwater crisis in Canada. The report, titled “A Federal Perspective on Water Quantity Issues,” which was obtained through an Access To Information request warns “there may be heightened risk for jurisdictional conflict for water allocation between provinces and also between Canada and the United States.”…
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Wall Street Panic, Main Street Pain and Policy Choices
(By Ingo Schmidt from The Bullet) Government Responses to the Financial Crisis: Meltdown and Bailouts: Falling house-prices triggered a financial crisis in the summer of 2007. Increasing numbers of people who had borrowed against their property, whose value they expected to rise continually, had trouble to pay their mortgages and other bills. Particularly hard hit were people whose mortgages had flexible interest rates that were now rising. Hard hit were also the banks that had given out loans with levity and…
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Canadian Liberal stance on Mideast: Dryden
(From Ed Corrigan) Liberal MP, and former Liberal Leadership candidate, Ken Dryden calls for a halt to all aid to Gaza, including humanitarian aid and food. This would result in the mass starvation and the collective punishment of 1.5 million Palestinians. Even Stephen Harper does not advocate such an extreme policy. This statement is a call for mass murder through starvation of over 1 million human beings who have committed no crimes only democratically elected a party of their own choice…
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Truth movement breakthrough
(Blog from Tony Hall, Lethbridge Alberta.) It’s a breakthrough in many ways. Check out the You Tube links you just distributed from The Liberal Party of Canada (Canada’s natural governing Party?) On it You Tubes from Moulton Steel in Calgary and another one where Jack Layton clearly acknowledges his friendship with Barry Zwicker. And Jack tells how he has “studied” all of Barry’s “material.” Remember, this info is now being disseminated at the heart of Dion’s campaign, not by some Truth…
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Great laugh: Bill Maher New Rules White Prejudice
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Excellent video conference: Poverty and Healthcare
Poverty, income security, and health are intimately related. Here is an excellent video discussion on the growing income and health gap, the privatization of health care and what we can do about it. • Natalie Mehra, Director Ontario Health Coalition • John Clarke, Organizer Ontario Coalition Against Poverty • Laura Cowan, Executive Director Street Health • Doris Grinspun, Executive Director Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario Hosted by Judy Rebick, CAW-Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice and Democracy
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What’s the Alternative to the Tories?
(By Roger Annis from The Bullet. Oct 3.) Canada’s minority Conservative Party government has called a federal election for October 14. Serious issues confront voters - war in the Middle East and Afghanistan, the economic downturn that that will grow out of the U.S. financial crisis, and climate change that endangers human life on our planet. But four of the five parties in the federal parliament are avoiding serious debate on these issues. The fifth, the labour-based New Democratic Party (NDP),…
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