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May 9 2013
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Betsy Catlin, Crysbel Tejada
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In January, Casey Camp-Horinek traveled the route of the proposed pipeline and her people's Trail of Tears to Pickstown, S.D., for an international treaty gathering called Protect the Sacred.
May 9 2013
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Amy Goodman
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It's time for the epidemic of rape and sexual assault in the U.S. military to get the attention it deserves, where the problem is institutional.
May 9 2013
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David J. Climenhaga
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Athabasca University’s Faculty Association has called for the institution’s president to be replaced by an interim president chosen from staff.
May 9 2013
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Alice Klein
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The fact is that when it comes to the Ontario budget, this is no time for recklessness. We have a unique opportunity right here, right now. And the need for good government couldn't be greater.
May 9 2013
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Iglika Ivanova
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The story of child poverty in Canada is very much an urban story. One out of every 10 children living in urban areas was poor in 2010, compared to one in 20 children living in non-urban areas.
May 9 2013
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Stuart Trew
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The Council of Canadians co-launched a timely briefing note on investment treaties and fracking bans with the Brussels-based Corporate Europe Observatory and Amsterdam-based Transnational Institute.
May 9 2013
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Stuart Trew
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Join me for a public discussion on "CETA, FIPA, TPP: The New Face of Corporate Power." These events will be part of a speaking tour in B.C. to build opposition to Canada's corporate trade agenda.
May 9 2013
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Seth Klein, Ted Bruce, Trish Garner
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British Columbia has the highest rate of poverty in Canada, but is one of the last provinces left without a poverty reduction plan.
May 9 2013
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Maryam Adrangi
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A delegation of First Nations, impacted community members and environmentalists attended Enbridge's AGM.
May 9 2013
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Christopher Majka
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Harper Economics take the worst elements of public and private sectors, wedding them in an approach that serves neither and is destined to undermine economic, social. and environmental values.
May 8 2013
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Citizen Science
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What are the differences and the similarities between citizen science and citizen journalism?
May 8 2013
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Scott Neigh
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Tamara Lorincz on her campaign against the federal expenditure of $25 billion to build warships in Halifax rather than to meet pressing environmental and social justice needs.
May 8 2013
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Alfonso Osorio, Irwin Oostindie
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MLA, Shane Simpson, on social housing, mental health and addiction, the DTES and the upcoming B.C. election.
May 8 2013
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rabble staff
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This month's Indie Inside features The Caravan song 'What up Steve?'
May 8 2013
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Ben Forrest, Jessica Ellis, Kaanayo Nwachukwu, Mekhala Gunaratne, Nick Boisvert
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A look at what citizen journalism can tell us about citizen science.
May 8 2013
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Rex Weyler
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If American billionaire Richard Kinder, gets his way, oil tanker traffic will increase to some 400 tankers per year through Vancouver's Burrard Inlet.
May 8 2013
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Peter Goffin
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Hipster Harper, with its photo of a young Stephen Harper in plaid shirt and shaggy hair, is both amusing and troubling.
May 8 2013
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David J. Climenhaga
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If a controversial Progressive Conservative mail-out can help Alberta Premier Alison Redford improve her polling numbers, it will help her win her party’s endorsement to carry on.
May 8 2013
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Janine Farrell, Shannon Daub
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What are the burning issues in health care, and how do the party platforms stack up? Here's our take, with a particular focus on seniors.
May 8 2013
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rabble staff
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We are opening up our survey to push for 100 more responders and are working to get it done by May 20th.


















