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Universities: Key Actors in the Global Economy
Innovation is vital in an increasingly competitive world and universities, McGill University Principal and Vice-Chancellor Heather Munroe-Blum told Montreal’s Council on Foreign Relations Monday.
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Ecology blueprint a step backwards
Gregory Albo, professor of political economy at York University, had this to say about the recently published document from Canada’s ENGOs: The new blueprint/plan from Canadian Environmental Non-Governmental Organization’s has some good things in it. The section on carbon emissions is the weakest, surprisingly, pivoting all around a target objective and then carbon taxes. This is suggestive of the market ecology principles underlying the entire plan. The section on oceans and waters is better. The entire report is completely disconnected from…
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Anti-War Canadians confront Dion
This following suspended Afghan MP Malalaia Joya’s call for Canada to withdraw from her country.
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Shock Docterine sharply critiqued
Naomi Klein’s Rise of Disaster Capitalism has earned almost universal praise, especially from within the Left. That includes the review by Mel Watkins published in Canadian Dimension (Jan/Feb 2008). Here’s a critical analysis published on the World Socialist Web Site in February. A superficial Analysis of Global Capitalism The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein, Allen Lane: 2007 By Nick Beams Since its release last September, Naomi Klein’s latest book has been climbing best seller lists around…
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How the markets really work
A good laugh on “how the markets really work.” Thanks Cy
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Fight for Indigenous Rights
The Fight for Indigenous Rights and Indigenous Land Canadian Dimension’s March/April double issue has landed. The editorial brings up the conspicuous absence of unions from debates on the tar sands, and I’d stress the need to bridge that gap. From the production side of the fence, we don’t need to “develop technologies that minimize the ecological footprint” in my opinion. These technologies already exist. The possibility of piping in hydrogen, for example, is a real possibility, but to do so requires…
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International Women’s Day Events and Actions
The International Women’s Day website has listings of events in Canada. Amnesty International Canada also has event listings. Ryerson Online has a list of events taking place in Toronto. The Link has a list of events taking place in Montreal. The YMCA is offering free admission from March 6 to March 8!! Please post any more events in the comments field below, and don’t forget about our weblog contest; replies are trickling in.
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Student Press Weekly Review
International Women’s Day photo by apploosa The student press have excellent coverage marking International Women’s Day, and in keeping with our special double issue launched today, here are a select few: Abortion debate banned: Procedure likened to genocide This following the slippery slope of C-484. 2008 Federal Budget - a disaster for women, say multiple organizations I’ll post a shortlist of events and actions taking place around Canada tomorrow. More from the student press photo by BWJones Queer Concordia still has…
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A Challenge to a Silent and Complicit World
A Challenge to a Silent and Complicit World: Graphic scenes from the Gaza Holocaust. Canadian Dimension has an extensive online backlog of Gaza coverage.
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Canadian Dimension Weblog Contest
Is it one of the Progressive Bloggers? How about Ian Angus’ Climate and Capitalism or The Dominion’s Weblogs? Canada’s blogging left is bucking across the web, and we want to know what your favorite Canadian weblog is. It can be a political, artistic, or literary blog - anything that wets your web whistle - but it’s got to be left. Post a comment below, or send your choice(s) to cdweblog@yahoo.ca with 25-50 words on why you think your blog choice deserves…
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