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POLITICS: Global Agreements Threaten Media, Privacy
The growing use of international treaties to bypass the will of national parliaments, by bodies waging the so-called "war on terrorism," increasingly threatens civil liberties and freedom of the media, warn privacy advocates.POLITICS: Global Agreements Threaten Media, Privacy
The growing use of international treaties to bypass the will of national parliaments, by bodies waging the so-called "war on terrorism," increasingly threatens civil liberties and freedom of the media, warn privacy advocates.FINANCE: Groups Defend Plan to Swap IMF Gold for Third World Debt
Objections by Canada, a major gold producer, may have played a part in the failure of the world's richest countries to adopt a British proposal to use the proceeds from a revaluing of the gold reserves of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to relieve the debts of the poorest countries.RIGHTS-CANADA: Proposed Sharia Court Raises Fears of Gender Bias
Muslim women who fled the strict Islamic laws in their home countries to live in a more liberal environment in Canada may now face a similar regime in the largest province, Ontario, where a Muslim civil court for family disputes is being considered under the arbitration act.CANADA: Fired Scientists Spoke Out on Drug Approvals
The decision to fire three Health Canada veterinary scientists working in the government office that tests new drugs used on animals raised for food was made at the highest levels of the Canadian bureaucracy with the co-operation of the food and pharmaceutical industries.RIGHTS: ‘Homeland Security’ Beyond U.S. Borders
In the novel '1984' George Orwell depicts a world where powerful and secretive authorities - "Big Brother" - scrutinise the intimate details of citizens' personal lives. That fiction may be closer to reality than most people think.POLITICS: 9/11 Sceptics Hold Inquiry
Washington's official version: that suicidal Islamic terrorists steered hijacked airliners into the World Trade Centre and Pentagon on Sep. 11, 2001 to the complete surprise of the U.S. military, whose members could not even have imagined the event, has come under considerable scrutiny from a variety of sources.CANADA-U.S.: Defence Pact Safe Under New Missile Plan – General
A top U.S. military officer has contradicted Canadian officials who suggested the Canada-U.S. military alliance might be diminished if Ottawa does not support and participate in Washington's ballistic missile defence (BMD) system.POLITICS-CANADA: Haiti Fades as Washington’s Shadow Grows
One of the little noticed outcomes of February's ouster of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide appears to be the concept of a Canadian foreign policy that differs from Washington's on major international issues, say critics of Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin.DEVELOPMENT: Critics Pan U.N. Private-Sector Poverty Plan
A United Nations report that argues boosting support for the private sector in developing countries is the fastest route to eliminating poverty is meeting a sceptical response among civil society.POLITICS-CANADA: Calls Grow to Block U.S. Guns
After being lectured by U.S. officials and politicians about their allegedly lax immigration, refugee and drug policies, Canadians are hitting back with questions about inadequate regulation of guns by their southern neighbour.CANADA-US: Customs Union Could Have Big Political Price – Experts
A possible customs union between this country and the United States, dismissed as the speculation of technical feasibility studies by Canadian government bureaucrats, could have enormous economic and political implications, warn some observers.CANADA: NGOs Query New Focus on Bilateral Aid
Canadian NGOs and civil society groups are applauding the non-paternalistic tenor of the federal government's latest aid policy, but raising an alarm about its emphasis on government-to-government funding.RIGHTS: Do Elderly Human Rights Abusers Belong Behind Bars?
With decades sometimes elapsing before human rights atrocities are prosecuted, how to deal with aged defendants has become a thorny issue for some legal scholars.AMERICAS: Nations Learn From Canada’s Free Trade Mistakes – Expert
The cautious approach of Brazil and other Latin American governments towards expanded free trade in the Americas results in part from the political and economic price that Canada paid for greater trade access to the gigantic U.S. market, says an expert here.AMERICAS: Nations Learn From Canada’s Free Trade Mistakes – Expert
The cautious approach of Brazil and other Latin American governments towards expanded free trade in the Americas results in part from the political and economic price that Canada paid for greater trade access to the gigantic U.S. market, says an expert here.CANADA: Activists Coalesce Against ‘Deep Integration’ With U.S.
So far it is unclear if incoming prime minister Paul Martin will follow the advice of some of his business backers to integrate the country's economy and governance more deeply with the neighbouring United States.CANADA: Top Court Confirms Rights of Metis People
Recognition by Canada's top court that the Métis, a people of mixed European-indigenous ancestry, deserve full constitutional protection is an important opening for a group that has politically, socially and economically ''fallen through the cracks", say advocates for the people.RIGHTS: Experts Question Verdict on Alleged Rwandan War Criminal
Investigations and prosecutions of alleged war crimes will not be damaged by the refusal of a Canadian court to deport a former Rwandan political activist or to accept evidence from expert witnesses, says an international law specialist.LABOUR-CANADA: Unions at Bankrupt Airline Might Chat Up Investors
Unions at bankrupt Air Canada have won the right to talk to potential new investors but it is a privilege that some workers might decline.HEALTH-CANADA: Immigrant Women Need Special Care, Study Says
Canadian healthcare professionals need to be better trained to handle the stress, depression and even trauma experienced by immigrant and refugee women in an increasingly diverse Canadian society, says a Nigerian-born Canadian sociologist in a new report.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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