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		<title>Afghanistan gas pipeline could impact Canada&#8217;s role in Afghanistan: report</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the real reason why the US-led NATO coalition &#8212; including Canadian troops and personnel &#8212; are in Afghanistan.  It has nothing to do with &#8216;bringing democracy to the Afghan people&#8217; and &#8216;liberating them from the Taliban&#8217;.  Anyone who still believes that we are indeed there for altruistic reasons should come and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clean Coal: Greenwashing at Its Best</title>
		<link>http://verbena19.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/clean-coal-greenwashing-at-its-best/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
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The coal industry has adopted a three-point strategy to clean its image, says  Mother Jones&#8217; James Ridgeway: &#8220;First, make small overtures toward developing  renewable energy, and milk them for maximum PR value. Second, invest more  generously in carbon-based &#8216;alternative&#8217; energy that gets passed off as green.  Third, invoke the goal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canada Day - Another view: &#8220;Will the USA Invade Canada?&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regardless of what you think about Canada-US relations,  this piece written by Carlton Meyer for Sanderson Research Associates Ltd. is thought-provoking reading for Canadians as we reflect on our country&#8217;s past, present and future on this Canada Day.  Is Myer&#8217;s view inconceivable, improbable, impossible?  Is it far-fetched?  Or could it be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tomgram: Rick Shenkman, American Stupidity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Note to TomDispatch readers: With this post, TomDispatch is  shutting down for a few days. Expect the next piece on July 7th or 8th. With the  sunny days of summer ahead, what could be better -- consider this a last holiday  hint -- than picking up a copy of this site's new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tomgram: Chip Ward, Uranium Frenzy in the West</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Note for Tomdispatch readers: Steve Fraser, who wrote "The Great Silence: Our Gilded Age  and Theirs" for this site, was recently invited onto Bill Moyers Journal to  discuss a range of topics from that post. The show reflected Moyers's typical  insight and intelligence. I thought some of you might want to check [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intel Strike: Bill C-51, Codex and the SPP</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This excellent commentary by Dana Gabriel was posted on Intel Strike on June 19th, 2008.  It accurately explains Bill C-51,  its ramifications for users of herbal supplements and vitamins,  and its blending with the SPP agenda.  Bill C-51 would bring sweeping changes to our Canadian Food and Drugs Act.
Outlawing vitamins while fast-tracking potentially dangerous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Rising Price of Fuel - Toronto Public Forum</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Pollution Probe  will be hosting a Public Forum on The Rising Price of Fuel: What  will it Mean for Consumers, the Auto Industry and the  Environment?
When: Monday, June 23rd from 7 - 9 PM  (refreshments at 6:30 PM)
Where: Delta Chelsea  Hotel at 33  Gerrard St West, Toronto, Rossetti Room [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Statement from Kahentinetha Horn</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is the statement issued by Kahentinetha Horn.    This 67-year old grandmother and activist, along with the editor of Mohawk Nation News (MNN) were assaulted by Canadian border officials.  Ms Horn suffered serious arterial damage and had to be hospitalized.
This brutal action by of Canada Customs officers makes Canada&#8217;s apology to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toronto: BBQ and Walkathon - Raising Funds for Disabled Children and Orphans in Gaza</title>
		<link>http://verbena19.wordpress.com/2008/06/21/toronto-bbq-and-walkathon-raising-funds-for-disabled-children-and-orphans-in-gaza/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
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BBQ and  Walkathon – Raising Funds for Disabled Children and Orphans in Gaza
 
The International Development and  Relief Foundation (IDRF) present a fun day with friends, family and food! Come out to support this worthwhile  cause.
 
When: June 22, 2008,  beginning at 10:00 am
Where: High Park  (Area 2), 1973 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Robert Lovelace reflecting on the apology</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reflecting on the apology : Canada AM: Robert Lovelace, Queen&#8217;s  University

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