Editorial ignores farmers in Manitoba CWB debate
In Manitoba the Business Council backs ending the CWB single desk, led by CEO Jim Carr. The piece accuses the council of elitism and ignoring Prairie farmers who would lose ownership of a multi billion dollar marketing agency. The author calls out their neglect of farmers’ democratic rights.
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CWB
Business Council
Manitoba
Cargill
Richardson International
Harper
Winnipeg
Churchill
Jim Carr
Death, Legacy, and Hope Reflections on Jack Layton and a Thoughtful Farewell
A reflection on loss and legacy links Auntie Elsie’s body donation and a friend’s urgent favor to a dying man. The writer recalls Jack Layton’s funeral as a hopeful celebration of humanity and collective action across political lines. He honors Layton’s message of optimism and the power each person holds to accomplish change.
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Jack Layton
Mr. Layton
Canada
Jack
Asbestos danger sparks political row over widow site
A Conservative official threatened legal action against a widow who displayed the party logo on her site telling her husband’s death from asbestosis. The page urges ending asbestos mining and export near a danger asbestos sign, prompting public outcry in a democracy.
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Stephen Harper
Conservative Party
Canada
Libya shows limits of nonviolence in violent revolution
The piece argues that Libya’s uprising broke the nonviolence ideal as rebels faced tribal divides, urban warfare, and Gaddafi’s fall in Tripoli. It contrasts Libya with Syria and Yemen, notes that nonviolent strategies require shared identity, and suggests Libya may still move toward a post-tribal democracy if fall of Tripoli progresses with limited bloodshed.
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Muammar Gaddafi
Libya
Tripoli
Lisbon
Manila
East Berlin
Moscow
Jakarta
Belgrade
Cairo
Gaddafi
Yemen
Syria
Egypt
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