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Economy | Politics in Canada | Business lobbyists ride inside track of Conservative trade agenda | May 6 2013 | Stuart Trew | Canada's politically connected business lobby groups get exclusive access to information on the Trans-Pacific Partnerships (TPP) and the rest of us get almost nothing.

Elections | Environment | Politics in Canada | Debate on Kinder Morgan tar sands pipeline takes centre stage in B.C. election | May 6 2013 | Cameron Fenton | For a climate organizer, the ongoing British Columbia election campaign has been a rare treat. For the first time in a very long time, climate change and fossil fuels are taking centre stage.

Image: Jared Rodriguez / t r u t h o u t; Adapted: tourist_on_earth, scottog

Environment | Politics in Canada | Groups call for former oil exec to step down as Alberta's new energy regulator | May 6 2013 | Brent Patterson | The Council of Canadians has joined with more than 30 groups to call on Alberta Premier Alison Redford to remove Gerry Protti as the chair of the province's new energy regulator.

Feminism | Politics in Canada | Bonding Through Bars: The health and human rights of incarcerated women | May 6 2013 | Samantha Sarra | This week in Vancouver a conference brings together delegates from five continents to explore the health and human rights of incarcerated women and their children.

Politics in Canada | Atlantic Canada ready to lay democracy on Harper government | May 6 2013 | Ralph Surette | For the first time in more than a generation, someone from Atlantic Canada has said "boo" to the federal government. With luck, this will be a much-needed spark for these provinces.

Politics in Canada | I can't quit you, sociology | May 6 2013 | Erika Shaker | The CCPA's Erika Shaker confesses her addiction to sociology and why she can't stop committing (to) it.

US Politics | Terror of terrorism and the Second Amendment: Whatever became of the indomitable American spirit? | May 6 2013 | David J. Climenhaga | Americans who tolerate repeated massacres in schools and malls to hang onto their weapons, hunkered down in their basements because one terrorist was on the loose? What’s wrong with this picture?

Economy | Don't blame corporations, blame free trade | May 5 2013 | Steven Shrybman | Michael Enright's show this a.m. examines the steady decline of the Canadian jobs market. A key focus is on the failures of corporate Canada -- really?

Politics in Canada | Canadian Journalists for Free Expression and whistleblowers | May 5 2013 | Dennis Gruending | Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) reports how the Conservative government is muzzling scientists, undercutting Access to Information legislation and harassing whistleblowers.

Labour | Message to Gary Doer: Now might be a good time to place a call to Ottawa, before you have to cross a picket line! | May 4 2013 | David J. Climenhaga | The front-line workers of Canadian diplomacy mounted an info picket in Washington yesterday, realizing they need a little showmanship to register on the domestic radar.

US Politics | America's shameful history in Vietnam finally revealed | May 4 2013 | Gerry Caplan | Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam is not just another history book. Its implications for today are both profound and unnerving.

Arts & Culture | Exploring Canadian culture and art form at Hot Docs | May 3 2013 | Rick Salutin | The Hot Docs film festival is a phenomenon. In just 20 years it's become huge. Built around documentaries. How does that happen? And why here?

Arts & Culture | Tips for creating a better script for your business photo montage | May 3 2013 | Holly Adams | EEEK! A Voice Talent/Writer reflects on promo scripts and gives tips on how to make yours work well.

Economy | Politics in Canada | Ontario Budget 2013: Four more years of austerity | May 3 2013 | Hugh Mackenzie, Trish Hennessy | Ontario's 2013 budget is a kinder, gentler version of the last budget Dalton McGuinty tabled a year ago, which launched Ontario into a year of austerity battles with labour.