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Afghanistan's Ubiquitous Poppy
Blog | Saturday, 24 Feb 2007foreign policy | Afghanistan | illicit drugs | medicine In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row, ...So goes the famous poem by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD, of the...
Peace & Security conference Feb. 17/07 Part 2
Blog | Friday, 23 Feb 2007My observations of the other speakers at the conference. Taylor Owen, Trudeau Scholar, University of Oxford, Genocide Studies Program, Yale University, posed some intriguing questions. He posed...
The Joy Of Democracy
Blog | Friday, 23 Feb 2007Greetings all! All of us have reasons as to why we are politically active. For some it is wishing to advance issues that shape public discourse in their communities and the country as a whole. For...
Debunking the Marijuana Myths?
Blog | Thursday, 22 Feb 2007In light of the recent propoganda circulated by the Federal *cough*Vic Toews*cough* and the Alberta governments. Apparently in Alberta grow rooms cause cancer and seizures ... Sure it kinda adds to...
What happened to the forum postings from the old site?
Blog | Thursday, 22 Feb 2007I'm just wondering what happened to all of the forum discussions from the members area on the old web-site. It seemed as though there were quite a few good discussions had occurred there that remain...
GMOs. Help needed, please.
Blog | Thursday, 22 Feb 2007I need help in getting answers to the following questions. How about it? 1. Is a genetically modified plant included in the phrase "genetically modified organism"? 2. What are the "health issues"...
Featured Blogs on Front Page of Web Site
Blog | Thursday, 22 Feb 2007It seems to me that our front page is very static. The so-called "Featured Blogs" just sit there, some for almost 2 months, the same 5. Of course, visitors to the site are going to click on them and...
The Anti Terrorism Act and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Blog | Thursday, 22 Feb 2007Certain provisions in the Canada Anti Terrorism Act, passed in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, are due to expire in this coming March after being in force for 5 years. These provisions have never...
Peace & Security conference Feb. 17/07
Blog | Wednesday, 21 Feb 2007These are my observations of the Peace and Security conference based on my notes taken during the presentations. Paul Heinbecker, former Canadian Ambassador to the UN, had some very intriguing and...
Corn, getting out of the trap
Blog | Wednesday, 21 Feb 2007For several years farmers in Ontario have found corn prices too low to cover costs... this corn being the commodity not sweet corn. Right now corn prices have moved above USA price support levels,...