Jun 10 2002
Quebec legislators have voted unanimously to recognize the right of same-sex couples to adopt, raise children and share a marriage-like status called a civil union. Supporters say passing Bill 84 mak
Jun 10 2002
A second senior arbitrator has resigned from a government appointment to strip provisions from the negotiated contracts of British Columbia's teachers. George Adams, a former judge, quit last week af
Jun 7 2002
The low point came in 1996. That's when Finance Minister Paul Martin made Canada the only industrialized Western nation with no national housing program. Michael Shapcott is co-chair of the National
Jun 6 2002
Amnesty International is imploring the international community to send observers to the Occupied Territories - and for Israel to welcome their presence. The plea comes in the wake of yesterday's suic
Jun 6 2002
Nuclear war is said to have no winners. But India may be preparing for a "limited war" to flush out Islamic militants in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. And confrontation may be precisely what some mi
Jun 5 2002
Animal welfare groups are applauding federal Liberal and NDP parliamentarians for passing Bill C-15B yesterday. The legislation, which now moves to the Senate, will enable judges to impose harsher se
Jun 4 2002
The World Summit on Sustainable Development kicks off in Johannesburg on August 26. It's billed as the high-octane sequel to the first Earth Summit held in Rio in 1992. But judging from a recent draf
Jun 4 2002
Three prominent economists throw cold water on the Ontario government's business case for privatizing the Hydro One transmission network. In a report released Friday, they conclude that, "by any obje
Jun 4 2002
Alberta amended its laws last week to give gay and lesbian public-sector workers the same pension rights as heterosexuals. The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees had threatened to take the governm
Jun 3 2002
In the pitch of the modern privateer, public-private partnerships are all the rage. The P3 idea: private companies can design, build or operate facilities and services that remain publicly funded. Bu
May 31 2002
Riding AC/DC's hard rock classic, working TV's video montage captures the energy of a May 25 mass protest in Vancouver. As many as 40,000 people rallied against the deep cuts and neoliberal agenda of
May 31 2002
The British Columbia Teachers' Federation has filed suit in B.C. Supreme Court challenging laws that imposed a contract on teachers - gutting key provisions of their previous collective agreement and
May 31 2002
Four unions have launched a constitutional challenge to British Columbia's union-busting law. Bill 29 rewrote negotiated contracts, permitting some services to be contracted out to lowballing private
May 31 2002
An inquiry into the Walkerton tragedy has called for deep reforms to protect drinking water. But a new study warns that multinational corporations may soon be empowered to block some of those changes
May 30 2002
Guerrilla activists hit Toronto sidewalks today - hauling a portable confession booth for tobacco industry collaborators. Sluts Against Butts are bent on holding big tobacco responsible for manipulat
May 30 2002
Despite making deep cuts this year, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is staring down a $23.3-million budget shortfall. Forbidden from running a deficit, the board may not re-open schools in
May 29 2002
The <I>Heritage Hunting and Fishing Act</I> is symbolic legislation to recognize recreational hunting as part of Ontario's heritage. Just as the bill went to debate yesterday, a new poll was release
May 29 2002
Influence-peddling on Parliament Hill is this month's big news. But Canadians should be just as concerned about lobbyists lurking in their own backyards. Increasingly, corporate hucksters are pressin
May 28 2002
Canada's largest union made an aggressive stand this week for public health care. They've always said privatization is less efficient. Now they're saying privatization kills. Appearing before the Rom
May 27 2002
More than 8,500 Palestinians have been arrested in the Occupied Territories since February 27. Many have been arbitrarily detained, says Amnesty International, and there has been a "pattern of cruel,
May 27 2002
When the Group of 8 leaders take refuge in Kananaskis this June, they will review a plan to pull the "forgotten continent" out of poverty. It's at ambitious call, this New Partnership for African Dev
May 25 2002
Ontario must make big changes to ensure safe drinking water. So says the final report of a public inquiry into the Walkerton tragedy. Seven people died and 2,000 more were struck ill when the town's
May 24 2002
A watchdog group today requested probes into five Canadian senators. The five sat on committees reviewing legislation affecting a corporation in which they may have had financial interests. Because a
May 24 2002
Canadians were rethinking their summer vacation plans after 5,000 Parks Canada voted in April to strike. And their union says this pressure is what drove negotiators to reach a tentative agreement th
May 23 2002
Lawyers in British Columbia have overwhelmingly supported a motion of non-confidence in Attorney-General Geoff Plant. Before the 754-to-325 vote, many castigated government plans to close twenty-four
May 22 2002
In 1990, one of seven Canadian kids lived in poverty. So Canada was one of six nations that year that called for a World Summit for Children. And we led participants in promising to give children top
May 21 2002
On May 18, 1952, Paul Robeson stood on the back of a flatbed truck at the U.S.-Canada border and sang songs of solidarity to 40,000 people. The American singer and activist had been deemed "a danger
May 21 2002
The Canadian Psychiatric Association has condemned the federal government for cutting its already small national budget for mental health promotion. Not long ago, the government was promising to pror
May 17 2002
Sluts Against Butts is rewarding the Big Banks for their collaboration with Big Tobacco. "Weâe(TM)re a brand spanking new organization," explained spokesslut Roxy Sabre, "and what better way to
May 16 2002
On human rights, Canada's practice does not always match its strong reputation. And concerns run deeper than the hastily-drafted security legislation that was passed after September 11. Last week, Am
