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"I write in case someone, anyone, is listening." Lorna Crozier
As leaders in Canada's scientific community, we now know that climate change is advancing much faster than projected by most models, including those used in the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Scientific Assessment.
The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences held a breakfast meeting on Parliament Hill on March 4 to address the question "Why do some Canadians become terrorists?" The presenter was Lorne Dawson, University of Waterloo professor and Chair of Sociology and Legal Studies. He has a special interest in the sociology of religion.
In sharp contrast to the United Church's recent decision to boycott products from the Israeli settlements, the Harper government and Jewish organizations such as of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs continue to support Israeli violations of Palestinian human rights and international law in the occupied territories.
Regarding the verdict of Mohammad Shafia, many stories in Canadian newspapers have printed that this has, "captivated Canadians from coast to coast, and touched off post-911 criticism of Muslim culture."
Richard Colvin is a brave man. He has blown the whistle on Canadian complicity in torture in Afghanistan, a move that will certainly give no boost to his career in the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Amira Hass of Israel's Haaretz had a piece in January entitled "Israel withholding NGO employees' work permits."
Shortly after being elected Prime Minister in 2006, Stephen Harper made Afghanistan a priority as it was one of his first stops as Prime Minister.
While multinational corporations set up subsidiaries in tax havens such as Ireland, Switzerland and the Cayman Islands and devise ways to transfer profits there from Canada, ordinary Canadian taxpayers have to pay more to make up for taxes corporations are avoiding, according to Dennis Howlett, executive director of Canadians for Tax Fairness. Moreover, there are no laws to prevent this.
It was quite a night! The new Parliament is going to be a very different place.
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