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What's Wrong with the Manley Report on Afghanistan? |
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Contributed by John Keen
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Wednesday, 30 January 2008 |
Last week Prime Minister Stephen Harper released the report by the Independent Panel on Canada’s Future Role in Afghanistan. It was chaired by John Manley, former Liberal Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
As I read the Manley Report I was struck by the total absence of certain critical information. Let us look at one example, how many people are being killed in this war. There is no attempt to quantify the number of Afghani casualties needed to gain their trust and friendship. Using Vietnam or Iraq as a yardstick it could be quite a large number. And then there is another problem: who would qualify as a casualty? Would only those individuals killed be considered? If indeed the wounded are to be counted would the severity of the wound be assessed points as a percent of a "kill"?
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Super-NAFTA summit planned |
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Written by Council of Canadians
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Wednesday, 30 January 2008 |
Canadians learned last night from the American president during his final State of the Union address that our prime minister would be meeting with him and the president of Mexico in April for the 'North American Summit'
in New Orleans, Louisiana. At the time of the last Security and Prosperity Partnership summit in Montebello the final communiqué from the leaders only noted, "Prime Minister Harper and President Calderón were pleased to accept the proposal of President Bush for the United States to host the next meeting of North American leaders in 2008."
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NAFTA Continues to Curb Environmental Protection |
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Contributed by Jim Elliott
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Tuesday, 29 January 2008 |
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NAFTA continues to put up barriers for the Canadian government to protect the environment and to manage their natural resources. In a report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, there are currently 49 investor-state claims against Canada (18), the United States (14) and Mexico (17).
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Transforming Our Culture: Towards Sustainability |
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Contributed by Mike Nickerson
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Monday, 28 January 2008 |
Reprinted from Ottawa's Peace and Environment News
(January-February 2008)
Continuing with civilization requires more than fine tuning the present system. It requires metamorphosis.
Climate change, peak oil and all the other unfolding crises associated with pollution and resource depletion are all symptoms of one problem. There has been a fundamental change in the relationship between people and the Earth. We no longer have new frontiers to expand into when resources get scarce or our waste becomes intolerable. This change marks the maturity of the human species. Well-being now requires an equally fundamental change in how we manage our societies.
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Usher community backs school |
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Written by Terri Sleeva
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Monday, 28 January 2008 |
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Robert Usher Highschool's performance hall was packed on January 17, as parents and community members made a last-ditch effort to turn around a decision to close the small, high-performing Regina school, described as a "home away from home" to 380 students. "This should be your model school, not the school you close," said Trish Elliott of RealRenewal. One 15-year-old student compared his experience at Usher to his life in a large Los Angeles highschool, stating that while his former highschool offered more activities and competitive sports teams, students from different neighbourhoods didn't get along and the atmosphere in school and on the buses was tense. He said he was happier and more at ease at Usher, where students get to know one another. Several parents also expressed concern that the lower economic status of Usher students would make them the target of bullies and violence in larger schools. The dislocation of 380 students will be a social "tsunami," warned parent Cindy Anderson. The CCFR's Terri Sleeva attended the meeting and took notes. Click 'read on' for a full report.
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Contributed by John W. Warnock
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Saturday, 26 January 2008 |
Musa Qala is a town in the desert area of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. During the mujahideen rebellion it was taken twice by the forces led by Mullah Nasim. In 1980 the U.S.-backed rebels killed everyone who had any links to the Communist Party (PDPA): government workers, party members, supporters and family members. 2,000 were massacred. Mullah Nasim’s forces systematically burned down schools and any hospitals in the area where they operated.
The town was back in the news in 2006. The British forces under NATO were in charge of counter insurgency against the Taliban in Helmand Province. The Taliban became popular in the area because of the corruption of the provincial governor, Sher Mohammed Akhundzada, appointed by President Hamid Karzai, and the looting done by the Afghan National Army and the Afghan National Police.
Photo: Chinook helicopters in Musa Qala. British Army photo.
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Wind Energy Grows 45% in the United States in 2007 |
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Contributed by Jim Elliott
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Saturday, 26 January 2008 |
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It is reported by the American Wind Energy Association that wind generation in the United States has grown by 45% in 2007. This amounts to 30% of new generation created in the United States in 2007, the country that doesn't want to join the Kyoto Protocol or respond to climate change.Write Comment (0 Comments) |
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Klamath River Dams Coming Down |
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Contributed by Jim Elliott
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Saturday, 26 January 2008 |
In a different response to the problems associated with four hydro-electric dams and other issues, and with over two years of closed-door negotiations, four hydroelectric dams now operating along a 480 kilometre piece of the Klamath River in southern Oregon are going to be removed (see map). The intent of the dam removal is to restore the runs of the river and return the now endangered salmon to the river. With this change, the water usage rights will need to be re-assigned in the region.
The negotiations were between farmers, American First Nations, fishermen, conservation groups and government agencies.Write Comment (0 Comments) |
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New Sask Govt Xmas present to prairie dog |
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Contributed by Brent Pushkarenko
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Sunday, 20 January 2008 |
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Is it a political move, or just tidying up? That's the question Regina's Prairie Dog Magazine is asking. After
years of the paper being distributed in local liquor stores, the
managers of those stores told the Prairie Dog last month that could not
happen anymore.
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School closures remind parents of residential school trauma |
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Written by Cheryl Rego
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Wednesday, 16 January 2008 |
"You are closing the heart of our community." Charlene Head, President, Herchmer School Community Council
In the Regina School Board's 10 year Renewal Plan, Herchmer school is
slated to be closed in June 2008. The School Board were present to
hear from the community. Groups or individuals were asked to notify
the board if they wished to make a presentation. The Trustees were
present to listen to the community, and though they did not respond to
questions, they said they would discuss and provide answers to all
questions at a later date.Click on 'read more' for snippets of the comments and questions from the meeting. Photo: School Board chair Russ Marchuk reviews RealRenewal's list of 49 questions. Michael Plante photo.
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