February 16 to March 1, 2006 • No 132
by Kevin Potvin
The philosophical conception of democratic politics in Canada rides on the outcome of the Emerson affair, and it’s a battle the citizens cannot afford to lose |
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by Jennifer Matsui
Muslim rage over cartoons in a Danish newspaper serves right wing ideologues in Europe and Arabia |
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by Reed Eurchuk
A state funeral for a dog reveals where the collective mind of our police, politicians, and media is truly at |
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by Dan Crawford
As Canada becomes the key to America’s energy security, we remain woefully unprepared for the kind of sabotage that role risks |
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by Matt Goody
While signs abound of serious economic distress in the offing, our local paper of record, The Vancouver Sun, labels personal caution and restraint immoral |
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by Reed Eurchuk
The legitimate electoral victory in Palestine by the group opposed by the US and Israel actually promises the best chance for justice and resolution in the Middle East |
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by Michael Nenonen
Laying claim to First Nations’ grievances may be just more Canadian appropriation of another people’s past |
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by Kevin Potvin
The Mohammed cartoons and reaction to them in the west threatens to bust up the Christian fundamentalist-Libertarian coalition that has won the right wing over the last two generations |
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by Junius
Film depicts emotional scene the way it would likely be |
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reviewed by Scott Turner
King Kong and Caché |
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