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Proposed flu immunization of all Canadians is not warranted This flu season so far has been quirkier than most, with more twists and turns than…

Using social justice issues to teach math engages, stimulates students A snail is climbing a tree 10 m high. Every day, the snail climbs 3…

Alberta’s oil riches created by OPEC, not by politicians or CEOs To fully understand oil-rich Alberta’s status as Canada’s most affluent province, and how it…

Is your restaurant meal freshly made and cooked? Probably not. The next time you go to a locally-owned Canadian restaurant and order the special—e.g., veal…

Was Tommy Douglas our greatest Canadian? No one else is close The CBC’s search last fall for “the greatest Canadian” didn’t grab my attention. I…

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CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT With the January 1, 2005 deadline for concluding a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) over, hemispheric…

One of our most precious resources flushed down the drain Nearly a century ago, when Dr. F. H. King visited China, Japan and Korea, he…

Only political fossils would still prefer fossil fuels to tidal power It looks as though Paul Martin is leaning toward supporting B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell’s…

Public opinion in Canada, as in the U.S., pulled to the right Reading Lewis Lapham’s chilling account in Harper’s of how public opinion in the…

Health accord flawed by poor accountability and enforcement The health care accord reached last September by the federal, provincial, and territorial first ministers is a…
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