Power grab: Examining gender dynamics through prose and allegory | May 24 2013 | Yutaka Dirks | 'How to Get Along With Women' by Elisabeth de Mariaffi is a sharp and inventive romp through the intertwining aspects of power, identity and sexuality in relationships in supremely real backdrops.

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Asbestos and unions in Laos | May 25 2013 | Diana Beaumont, Jiselle Hanna | Interview with Vilada Phomduangsy, about asbestos and other union issues in Laos.
Wildrose deftly defuses robo-call crisis while federal Cons suffer Scotch verdict | May 24 2013 | David J. Climenhaga | The way they dealt with these superficially similar cases, you'd almost think the Harper Conservatives in Ottawa were the farm team, and the Wildrose Party in Alberta were the pros!
Rob Ford and the civic value of embarrassment | May 24 2013 | Rick Salutin | Could the current embarrassment surrounding Rob Ford be an opportunity to move beyond that ever-revolving bifurcation between roughly equal blocs toward a more complete civic consensus?
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Harper’s silence undermines democracy
May 24 2013 | Prime Minister Stephen Harper is undermining Canada's democratic process by not responding to basic questions put to him by Canada's journalists.
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A solution to Toronto's $2.5 billion public transit expansion
May 24 2013 | A new report by CCPA-Ontario economist Hugh Mackenzie lays out a range of revenue generating options that could readily fund plans to expand public transit in the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton.
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Fraud found in robocalls case; Supreme Court appeal being considered
May 24 2013 | The decision vindicates the applicants' concerns, as the judge concludes that "fraud occurred in the 2011 Federal Election" though he did not annul the results.
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Rob Ford and the civic value of embarrassment | May 24 2013 | Rick Salutin | Could the current embarrassment surrounding Rob Ford be an opportunity to move beyond that ever-revolving bifurcation between roughly equal blocs toward a more complete civic consensus?
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Under Obama administration, the world is a battlefield | May 23 2013 | Amy Goodman | Close to 12 years later, the 2001 AUMF act remains in force, giving the Obama administration and the Pentagon carte blanche to wage war, to occupy nations and to kill people with drones.
Thomas Ponniah
The resilience of the West? | May 22 2013 | Thomas Ponniah | We have perpetually heard various proclamations about the inevitable collapse of Western domination since the end of World War I. Will they continue to be disproven? If so, why?
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Who profits from blasting away water resources and valuable ecosystems? | May 24 2013 | Mary Galvin | Another true horror story for water and the environment: open cast mineral sand mining. This form of mining uses huge water cannons to send highly pressurized water to convert the soil to a slurry.
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The NDP and the left in Nova Scotia | May 24 2013 | David Bush | How should the left understand the NDP in Nova Scotia? David Bush offers five possible approaches.
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Wildrose deftly defuses robo-call crisis while federal Cons suffer Scotch verdict | May 24 2013 | David J. Climenhaga | The way they dealt with these superficially similar cases, you'd almost think the Harper Conservatives in Ottawa were the farm team, and the Wildrose Party in Alberta were the pros!
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May 24 2013
Power grab: Examining gender dynamics through prose and allegory
'How to Get Along With Women' by Elisabeth de Mariaffi is a sharp and inventive romp through the intertwining aspects of power, identity and sexuality in relationships in supremely real backdrops.
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Excerpt: Historical reformers: Why and how democratic institutions change
'Wrestling with Democracy' by Dennis Pilon provides a historical and comparative look at electoral reform (or lack thereof) of western industrialized countries over the past century.
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Review: From hell and back: Searching for self at the crossroads of social change
Night Town by Cathi Bond is a coming-of-age story of a young woman, and a shifting nation, growing up in the rapidly changing social fabric of 1970s Toronto and searching for acceptance and progress.

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What's the worst part of the Mike Duffy - Nigel Wright Senate expense scandal?

Mike Duffy stepped down from the Conservative caucus, but remains a sitting independent Senator. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister's Office stated that Stephen Harper had "full confidence" in Chief-of-Staff Nigel Wright, who secretly wrote a personal cheque to help Duffy pay back his debts. Clearly, there are still many questions that need to be answered. 

What's the worst part of the Mike Duffy - Nigel Wright Senate expense scandal? 

Note: On Sunday, May 19, Harper accepted Nigel Wright's resignation. 

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