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Marita Moll
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A Dangerous Brew
Perimeter Security Plan threatens privacy and civil rights Fillet of a fenny snake, in the caldron boil and bake; Eye of newt, and toe of…
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Internet snooping law needs more than cosmetic changes
The just introduced Internet snooping legislation is causing concern among some mainstream Conservative government supporters. Since its introduction on Valentine’s Day, it has been questioned,…
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Trading Sovereignty for Surveillance
Danger rises of state interference with information flow In June 2010, the Harper government released a consultation paper which asked Canadians to comment on the…
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October 2008: An Unbefitting Retrofit
Quebec government flouts its own policies on nuclear power While the rest of the world was focused on the Beijing Olympics last summer, the Quebec…
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June 2007: The Wrong “Solution” To Pollution
Nuclear power won’t clean up the Alberta tar sands The very biggest environmental issue in Canada is the Alberta oil sands project. Though only partially…
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December 2005: Our Dangerous Energy Addiction
Nuclear power badly flawed as alternative to filthy fossil fuels “It still amazes me that people don’t know that their power comes from nuclear reactors.…
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November 2004: Who’s Keeping Tabs on Global Tests?
$85 million on international tests? It’s a sponsorship-scandal-sized waste One day my daughter came home from high school saying the teachers were really angry at…
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Seeking Convergence in Policy and Practice
Communications in the Public Interest Vol 2 It’s a post 9-11 communications world. E-mail is polluted with obnoxious spam and data-eating viruses. Governments are nervously…
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Passing the Test
The False Promises of Standardized Testing Download 863.53 KB 552 African-American high school students with low skills were expelled from school in Birmingham, Alabama, just…
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Where are school tests taking us?
“Wherever you can, count,” said Francis Galton, founder of the late 19th-century Eugenics Society and one of the fathers of “mental measurement.” A hundred years…
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What do you want the internet to be?
There’s a new Force in town, but it won’t be playing on screens of your local cinema. Instead, it is developing strategies to bring your…
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