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The right-side lock

by Kevin Potvin

The Single Transferable Vote proposal for BC elections contains a quirk that could guarantee a permanent rural and right wing advantage in all future elections

The BC-STV system threatens to lock in a permanent advantage for conservative parties—and leave the left side of the spectrum with a permanent disadvantage.

The hunt for the al Duri doctrine, Part II

by William Kay

The American forces have a real war on their hands and they are opposed by a strategically thinking and nimble force that stands an even chance against them

To admit the centrality of the Republican Guard, the Ba'ath Party and the Iraqi Intelligence Services to the insurgency is to admit that this was not two wars—a conventional rout followed by a mysterious and late-blooming insurgency—but an uninterrupted continuation of a single war wherein one military high command early on opted for a guerrilla warfare strategy. The Iraqi Army has not been defeated.

Is theatre too expensive?

by Spencer Herbert

Should theatre be more accessible or should the artists by more highly valued?

The merchant of intrigue

by Junius

What was the producer of Merchant of Venice thinking? Possibly about the Middle East imbroglio

Vermin inherit the Earth

by Michael Nenonen

Vermin of every description have been hunted with the intent of stamping them out. But they always survive, and in the process, offer us important lessons about how we can, too.

The Senate comes to town, in case you didn't notice

by Kevin Potvin

A special committee of Senators came to Vancouver to hear the industry and the public complain about media monopoly. A report and recommendations are promised - just like 30 years ago.

At least one of the Senators on this committee, Pat Carney, has dubious allegiances to democracy, having accepted her post as Senator in 1990 by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, who squeezed her in under a rarely used provision allowing him to appoint extra senators, which he needed to ensure the Senate would pass the Free Trade Agreement.

A rock and a hard place

by Kevin Potvin

There are no external forces that prevent successful intelligent independent media in Canada despite all the boo-hooing you hear on the left. All that's required is good writing and good business management.

Turner's Movies

reviewed by Scott Turner

The Seventh Seal and A Very Long Engagement

Letters to the Republic

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