Why is it that even when we know the right thing to do, we don’t do it? By Joseph Heath Literary Review of Canada December 2011 A couple of years ago, while contemplating the dandelions running riot alongside the road in front of my house, I decided it was time to get a weed whacker. […]...
News release from Union of Ontario Indians December 15, 2011Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee says that he applauds the United Nations attention on murdered and missing aboriginal women in Canada, but adds that it’s a shame that we needed to bring in the UN to draw attention to ...
Lack of specialized training, accredited laboratory tests By Max Paris CBC News Dec 13, 2011 The federal environment commissioner warned Tuesday that Environment Canada is struggling to enforce environmental protection regulations, and those who break the law aren’t always properly punished. Re...
By Moira Welsh and Robert Benzie Toronto Star December 13 2011 The plan to destroy old growth forest near Temagami is not a done deal, said the Minister of Natural Resources. REad more Ontario breaks Temagami pledge ...
Citizens, cities and provinces must continue to lead on solutions to climate change By Dale Marshall and Ian Bruce David Suzuki Foundation December 13 2011 Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Environment Minister Peter Kent have broken Canada’s commitment to the Kyoto Protocol. This reckless deci...
It will take a paradigm shift in our relationship with First Nations to solve the ills of the Attawapiskats By David McLaren December 12 2011Perhaps the most iconic irony of the whole crisis at Attawapiskat is the presence, a scant 90 km away, of the De Beers Diamond Mine at Victor Lake. The top 1% a...
By DON CROSBY Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin December 9 2011 Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker says he’s not surprised that a fellow Progressive Conservative’s private member’s motion to restore municipal planning powers under the Green Energy Act was defeated at Queen’s ...
By Carmelle Wolfson This Magazine November 22 On a cold December day nine years ago, a group of young people from the Grassy Narrows First Nation lay down in front of a line of logging trucks on a snow-covered road. Read more ...
The need for aggregate puts the GTA between a rock and a hard place By RENATA D’ALIESIO Globe and Mail Dec. 10 2011 Deep beneath vast fields that grow a dozen varieties of potatoes lies a valuable gray rock tinged with light browns and blues. The rock is hard, durable and dense, part of the […...
Canada must meet its human rights obligations Public statement from Kairos, Amnesty International and Quakers December 8 2011 Indigenous peoples and individuals have the right to enjoy the same standard of living and access to government services that are enjoyed by other people in Canada. They have ...
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