Search

Discusses the budget of the Liberal government of Canada, which signals an increase in federal spending, and the idea that it also signals an intrusion into provincial governance. Idea of Finance Minister John Manley that the budget reflected the desires of Canadians; Perception that Manley is not paying attention to national debt reduction, while expanding expenditures; Thoughts on the government spending policy under former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau; Criticism of the government expenditure to create the Canadian Learning Institute. INSETS: How to make $45 billion of workers' cash disappear;Ottawa's lack of respect alienates the provinces.

Discusses the history of reform movements in the western provinces of Canada. Determination and activism of the provinces with regard to political reform; Consideration of the activists Louis Riel, the Metis leader, and F.W.G. Haultain; Suggestion that the provinces in the West are under-represented in the Confederation; Views from activist Warren Blackman, a professor at the University of Calgary, with regard to the imposition of the National Energy Program by the national government.

It is estimated that 45% of women have had at least one abortion through their child-bearing years (see afterabortion.com); 10% to 13% of women report emotional distress immediately following abortions; and when perhaps as many as 35% of women who have had an abortion admit to needing help to deal with the consequences of that procedure.Whether it is by chronicling the often-devastating emotional and medical effects of abortion (which two new books, Hidden Grief and Women's Health After Abortion, do in heart-rending detail), or by reaching out to women through innovative therapy programs (such as Project Rachel and the fast-growing Rachel's Vineyard), some professionals are putting a new, more humane face on a pro-life movement that is too often represented in the mainstream media by angry pickets, offensive photos and, at worst, deranged gunmen. Dr. Philip Ney makes compelling arguments about connections between abortion and disease and promiscuity, and abortion's adverse effects on men. By legalizing abortion, the government is the largest contributor to women's ill health. Founded in the early 1990s by psychotherapist Theresa Karminski Burke of Pennsylvania, Rachel's Vineyard Ministries is funded by the American Life League, and offers a unique weekend-long program for post-abortion healing. For women who have a history of psychological problems, their conditions tend to be worsened by having an abortion. The Planned Parenthood Foundation of America (PPFA) maintains the research also indicates that emotional problems resulting from abortion are rare and are actually less frequent than those following childbirth. In an attempt to get some straight answers, U.S. congressman Joseph Pitts, a Republican from Pennsylvania, is sponsoring a bill that would appropriate government money to conduct independent research into the question.

Discusses the case of Lance Immerzeel, a man with a mental-health and criminal history, who killed a man in Vancouver, British Columbia. How Immerzeel was allowed back into the community after his hospitalization at the Forensic Psychiatric Institute; Use of cocaine and marijuana; Vote by the Review Board to give Immerzeel an unconditional discharge; Criticism of the board by Judge Justice McEwan.

Debates on whether the U.S. Senate should ratify the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) treaty. Claims of U.S. first lady Laura Bush on the link between violence and the oppression of women; Examples on how CEDAW can improve women's lives; Disadvantages of the ratification of CEDAW.

Focuses on law and legislation relating to Indians in Canada as of August 12, 2002. Aboriginal policy of the Liberal government of Prime Minister Jean Chretien, which advances Native self-government; Idea that the policy would increase distinctions between Native and non-Native Canadians; Ideas of Indian Affairs Minister Robert Nault concerning amendments to the Indian Act; Leadership of the Assembly of First Nations by Matthew Coon Come. INSETS: At its core, a racist idea;The policy 'hurry-up' begins.

Comments on a perceived conflict between freedom of religion and homosexual rights in Canada. Judgment of an Ontario court, which prevented the Durham Catholic District School Board from barring a gay student from bringing his boyfriend to the school prom; Opinion that by ruling in favor of the student, Marc Hall, Superior Court Justice Robert MacKinnon ruled against a religion's right to conduct its affairs in accordance with its beliefs; Possible ramifications of removing religion from public life in Canada.

Comments on a perceived conflict between freedom of religion and homosexual rights in Canada. Judgment of an Ontario court, which prevented the Durham Catholic District School Board from barring a gay student from bringing his boyfriend to the school prom; Opinion that by ruling in favor of the student, Marc Hall, Superior Court Justice Robert MacKinnon ruled against a religion's right to conduct its affairs in accordance with its beliefs; Possible ramifications of removing religion from public life in Canada.

Comments on a perceived conflict between freedom of religion and homosexual rights in Canada. Judgment of an Ontario court, which prevented the Durham Catholic District School Board from barring a gay student from bringing his boyfriend to the school prom; Opinion that by ruling in favor of the student, Marc Hall, Superior Court Justice Robert MacKinnon ruled against a religion's right to conduct its affairs in accordance with its beliefs; Possible ramifications of removing religion from public life in Canada.

Presents a poll of moral attitudes in Canada, and the perception that some of the predictions made by Aldous Huxley in the book 'Brave New World' are coming true. Breakthroughs in reproductive technology, which are similar to ideas in Huxley's book; View that the modern world has embraced moral relativism, godlessness, consumerism, and self-centered pleasure-seeking; Finding that Canadians are abandoning traditional beliefs.

Presents a poll of moral attitudes in Canada, and the perception that some of the predictions made by Aldous Huxley in the book 'Brave New World' are coming true. Breakthroughs in reproductive technology, which are similar to ideas in Huxley's book; View that the modern world has embraced moral relativism, godlessness, consumerism, and self-centered pleasure-seeking; Finding that Canadians are abandoning traditional beliefs.

Presents a poll of moral attitudes in Canada, and the perception that some of the predictions made by Aldous Huxley in the book 'Brave New World' are coming true. Breakthroughs in reproductive technology, which are similar to ideas in Huxley's book; View that the modern world has embraced moral relativism, godlessness, consumerism, and self-centered pleasure-seeking; Finding that Canadians are abandoning traditional beliefs.

Discusses the presence of biker gangs such as the Hell's Angels in Canada. Mention of the National Strategy to Combat Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs of the National Association of Chiefs of Police; Links between biker organizations to murder, drug-trafficking, prostitution, and other crimes; Mention of the book 'Hells Angels at War,' by Yves Lavigne; Efforts to combat biker gangs in Canada. INSETS: A mountie on a mission;Toronto's biker loving mayor.

Discusses the presence of biker gangs such as the Hell's Angels in Canada. Mention of the National Strategy to Combat Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs of the National Association of Chiefs of Police; Links between biker organizations to murder, drug-trafficking, prostitution, and other crimes; Mention of the book 'Hells Angels at War,' by Yves Lavigne; Efforts to combat biker gangs in Canada. INSETS: A mountie on a mission;Toronto's biker loving mayor.

Discusses the presence of biker gangs such as the Hell's Angels in Canada. Mention of the National Strategy to Combat Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs of the National Association of Chiefs of Police; Links between biker organizations to murder, drug-trafficking, prostitution, and other crimes; Mention of the book 'Hells Angels at War,' by Yves Lavigne; Efforts to combat biker gangs in Canada. INSETS: A mountie on a mission;Toronto's biker loving mayor.

Presents speculation regarding a political merger of the United States and Canada. Suggestion that Canadian response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. may indicate an end to anti-Americanism in Canada; Perceived disappointment of Canadians in the reaction of Prime Minister Jean Chretien to the attacks; Impact of increased security since September 11 on trade between the U.S. and Canada; Question of whether Canadian sovereignty should be preserved. INSET: Why not become one nation under God, indivisible?.

Presents speculation regarding a political merger of the United States and Canada. Suggestion that Canadian response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. may indicate an end to anti-Americanism in Canada; Perceived disappointment of Canadians in the reaction of Prime Minister Jean Chretien to the attacks; Impact of increased security since September 11 on trade between the U.S. and Canada; Question of whether Canadian sovereignty should be preserved. INSET: Why not become one nation under God, indivisible?.

Presents speculation regarding a political merger of the United States and Canada. Suggestion that Canadian response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. may indicate an end to anti-Americanism in Canada; Perceived disappointment of Canadians in the reaction of Prime Minister Jean Chretien to the attacks; Impact of increased security since September 11 on trade between the U.S. and Canada; Question of whether Canadian sovereignty should be preserved. INSET: Why not become one nation under God, indivisible?.

Comments on the victory of the British Columbia (B.C) Liberals in the province's May, 2001 election. Opinion that the Liberals' plan to foster renewed prosperity in British Columbia is cautious, but will probably work; Opinion that New Democratic Party (NDP) governments have overseen a decade of decline in British Columbia, and have driven out investment; Speculation regarding economic improvement in British Columbia under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell.

Comments on the victory of the British Columbia (B.C) Liberals in the province's May, 2001 election. Opinion that the Liberals' plan to foster renewed prosperity in British Columbia is cautious, but will probably work; Opinion that New Democratic Party (NDP) governments have overseen a decade of decline in British Columbia, and have driven out investment; Speculation regarding economic improvement in British Columbia under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell.

Comments on the victory of the British Columbia (B.C) Liberals in the province's May, 2001 election. Opinion that the Liberals' plan to foster renewed prosperity in British Columbia is cautious, but will probably work; Opinion that New Democratic Party (NDP) governments have overseen a decade of decline in British Columbia, and have driven out investment; Speculation regarding economic improvement in British Columbia under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell.

Focuses on allegations, as of April 2001, that Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien made false statements in public regarding the sale of his portion of the Grand-Mere Golf Course and the Auberge Grand-Mere inn. Accusation that Chretien pressured the president of the Business Development Bank of Canada to grant a loan to the hotel; Publication of documents which Chretien claims prove he divested himself of all interest in the course; Opinion of Canadian Alliance leader Stockwell Day that Chretien is involved in a conflict of interest. INSET: Shawinigate timeline, by Colby Cosh.

Focuses on allegations, as of April 2001, that Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien made false statements in public regarding the sale of his portion of the Grand-Mere Golf Course and the Auberge Grand-Mere inn. Accusation that Chretien pressured the president of the Business Development Bank of Canada to grant a loan to the hotel; Publication of documents which Chretien claims prove he divested himself of all interest in the course; Opinion of Canadian Alliance leader Stockwell Day that Chretien is involved in a conflict of interest. INSET: Shawinigate timeline, by Colby Cosh.

Focuses on allegations, as of April 2001, that Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien made false statements in public regarding the sale of his portion of the Grand-Mere Golf Course and the Auberge Grand-Mere inn. Accusation that Chretien pressured the president of the Business Development Bank of Canada to grant a loan to the hotel; Publication of documents which Chretien claims prove he divested himself of all interest in the course; Opinion of Canadian Alliance leader Stockwell Day that Chretien is involved in a conflict of interest. INSET: Shawinigate timeline, by Colby Cosh.

Comments on abortion laws in Canada, as of April, 2001. How Prime Minister Jean Chretien accused Stockwell Day, leader of the Canadian Alliance, of planning a referendum on abortion; Mention of a 1988 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion; Speculation that anti-abortion activism is on the rise; Statement that Conservative leader Joe Clark and Bishop Fred Henry, head of the Roman Catholic diocese of Calgary, are on opposite sides of the abortion issue. INSET: A gradual turning in the tide of public opinion.

Comments on abortion laws in Canada, as of April, 2001. How Prime Minister Jean Chretien accused Stockwell Day, leader of the Canadian Alliance, of planning a referendum on abortion; Mention of a 1988 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion; Speculation that anti-abortion activism is on the rise; Statement that Conservative leader Joe Clark and Bishop Fred Henry, head of the Roman Catholic diocese of Calgary, are on opposite sides of the abortion issue. INSET: A gradual turning in the tide of public opinion.

Comments on abortion laws in Canada, as of April, 2001. How Prime Minister Jean Chretien accused Stockwell Day, leader of the Canadian Alliance, of planning a referendum on abortion; Mention of a 1988 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion; Speculation that anti-abortion activism is on the rise; Statement that Conservative leader Joe Clark and Bishop Fred Henry, head of the Roman Catholic diocese of Calgary, are on opposite sides of the abortion issue. INSET: A gradual turning in the tide of public opinion.

Reports on the growth of organized crime in Canada during the 1990s and into the 21st century. Details of the arrest of over 40 people for connections to organized crime; Involvement of Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Superintendent Ben Soave in the arrest operation; Way in which organized crime is becoming a large global corporation; Illegal activities of organized crime members. INSETS: A way of life Canadians can't understand, by Terry O'Neill;Your banking machine may be telling secrets, by Shafer Parker;A police chief half-cleared, by Paul Bunner.

Presents a narrative of the author's observations and experiences during a week leading to the 1975 Super Bowl championship. Information on how ballplayers react differently to the pressure of Super Week; Highlights of a gathering of players from rival teams; Similarities and differences of football from Vietnam war.

Argues that the sport-utility vehicle (SUV) can be considered among the most environmentally friendly of all motor vehicles. Anti-SUV activity, including an advertising campaign launched by religious leaders; Opinion that much of the opposition to the vehicles is driven by ideological bias, not science; Environmentalists' accusation that the vehicles are inefficient and unsafe; Denial that SUVs present such a threat.

Criticizes efforts to establish so-called safe-injection sites in Vancouver, British Columbia. Promise of Mayor Larry Campbell to establish such a site, a hygienic, medically supervised location in which an addict may inject his drug of choice; Perception that fewer addicts would die of overdoses in such a facility; Criticism that such a facility would do little to alleviate the social, medical, and legal problems caused by addicts in Vancouver; Idea that prevention, treatment, and law enforcement should be emphasized.

Discusses a decision by the British Columbia Court of Appeal to force the province to fully cover preventative treatments for autism. Background on Griffen and Breanna Himmerlight, who have been diagnosed with autism; Impact of the illness on the family's finances; Argument that government lawyers used to attempt to get the case thrown out. INSETS: Can't afford to pay? It doesn't matter;A mysterious barrier to normality.

Profiles Cynthia Maughan, a Christian graduate student at the University of British Columbia who has charged the school with religious discrimination. Claim of Maughan that her professors exposed her to hatred or contempt on the basis of her religion; Idea of Maughan that her grade in the class reflected prejudice against her religion.

Discusses the integration of disabled students into regular classrooms in Canada. Details of the B.C. Workers' Compensation Board case involving a teacher and student who suffer from Tourette's syndrome which resulted in mainstreaming handicapped students and caused a teacher to suffer post-traumatic stress disorder; Pros and cons of mainstreaming, including budget problems and impact on other students' education; View of Ken Denike, head of the British Columbia Public School Employers' Association.

Focuses on the view of anti-abortion activists in Alberta and British Columbia toward provincial and federal discussions about the future of health care in Canada. Issue of determining which procedures should be funded under provincial medicare plans; Belief of pro-life supporters that the abortion procedure should not be covered by insurance; Public-relations campaign of Alberta Pro-Life to persuade the government that de-insuring is a widely supported choice of taxpayers. INSETS: Millions of medicare dollars on an elective surgery;A political, not medical, 'necessity'.

Focuses on the view of anti-abortion activists in Alberta and British Columbia toward provincial and federal discussions about the future of health care in Canada. Issue of determining which procedures should be funded under provincial medicare plans; Belief of pro-life supporters that the abortion procedure should not be covered by insurance; Public-relations campaign of Alberta Pro-Life to persuade the government that de-insuring is a widely supported choice of taxpayers. INSETS: Millions of medicare dollars on an elective surgery;A political, not medical, 'necessity'.

Focuses on the view of anti-abortion activists in Alberta and British Columbia toward provincial and federal discussions about the future of health care in Canada. Issue of determining which procedures should be funded under provincial medicare plans; Belief of pro-life supporters that the abortion procedure should not be covered by insurance; Public-relations campaign of Alberta Pro-Life to persuade the government that de-insuring is a widely supported choice of taxpayers. INSETS: Millions of medicare dollars on an elective surgery;A political, not medical, necessitiy.

Discusses the efforts of researchers to help Claire Minkley, who has no muscle control due to a genetic disorder and is unable to speak. Challenges Minkley faces in communicating, using a special board with letters on it; Researchers who are dedicated to helping Claire and those who suffer from stroke, cerebral palsy, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to communicate; Use of brainwaves to communicate. INSETS: It's not science fiction;And then there's Latimer.

Discusses the efforts of researchers to help Claire Minkley, who has no muscle control due to a genetic disorder and is unable to speak. Challenges Minkley faces in communicating, using a special board with letters on it; Researchers who are dedicated to helping Claire and those who suffer from stroke, cerebral palsy, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to communicate; Use of brainwaves to communicate. INSETS: It's not science fiction;And then there's Latimer.

Discusses the efforts of researchers to help Claire Minkley, who has no muscle control due to a genetic disorder and is unable to speak. Challenges Minkley faces in communicating, using a special board with letters on it; Researchers who are dedicated to helping Claire and those who suffer from stroke, cerebral palsy, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to communicate; Use of brainwaves to communicate. INSETS: It's not science fiction;And then there's Latimer.

Focuses on Canadian Alliance member of parliament Diane Ablonczy's statement that Prime Minister Jean Chretien holds power over almost every aspect of what happens in government. Ablonczy's comparison of Chretien to arrested Yugoslavian leader Slobodan Milosevic; How pundits and politicians have used the term elected dictatorship to describe Canada's federal government; Perceived reluctance of federal Liberals to change Canada's decision-making process. INSETS: A looming revolution in B.C.;What ever happened to rep by pop?.

Focuses on Canadian Alliance member of parliament Diane Ablonczy's statement that Prime Minister Jean Chretien holds power over almost every aspect of what happens in government. Ablonczy's comparison of Chretien to arrested Yugoslavian leader Slobodan Milosevic; How pundits and politicians have used the term elected dictatorship to describe Canada's federal government; Perceived reluctance of federal Liberals to change Canada's decision-making process. INSETS: A looming revolution in B.C.;What ever happened to rep by pop?.

Focuses on Canadian Alliance member of parliament Diane Ablonczy's statement that Prime Minister Jean Chretien holds power over almost every aspect of what happens in government. Ablonczy's comparison of Chretien to arrested Yugoslavian leader Slobodan Milosevic; How pundits and politicians have used the term elected dictatorship to describe Canada's federal government; Perceived reluctance of federal Liberals to change Canada's decision-making process. INSETS: A looming revolution in B.C;What ever happened to rep by pop?.

Focuses on former Ontario police officer Perry Dunlop, who exposed a child molestation and pedophilia ring. Formation of Project Truth, which launched investigations against Catholic priests, a teacher, youth counsellor and others; Perceived retaliation against Dunlop for his role in the investigations. INSET: Two to the power of love.

Focuses on former Ontario police officer Perry Dunlop, who exposed a child molestation and pedophilia ring. Formation of Project Truth, which launched investigations against Catholic priests, a teacher, youth counsellor and others; Perceived retaliation against Dunlop for his role in the investigations. INSET: Two to the power of love.

Focuses on former Ontario police officer Perry Dunlop, who exposed a child molestation and pedophilia ring. Formation of Project Truth, which launched investigations against Catholic priests, a teacher, youth counsellor and others; Perceived retaliation against Dunlop for his role in the investigations. INSET: Two to the power of love.

Reports on the Supreme Court of Canada's ruling that obscenity standards will remain the same for homosexual and heterosexual pornography, as of January, 2001. Mention of the legal battle between Little Sister's Book & Art Emporium, which is a gay-oriented store, and Canada Customs and Revenue Agency; How radical gay-rights activists contend that liberal standards, or no standards at all, should be applied to homosexual pornography. INSET: In search of a 'moral tiller'.