Wal-Mart Recalls Donkey Meat in China
BBC News Wal-Mart has recalled a donkey meat product in China after tests showed that it contained DNA of other animals. Full story here.
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The Leader of Canada's Green Party Says Democracy is ‘Slipping Away’ in This Country
theStar.com Green Party leader Elizabeth May says the ballot-box question in 2015 should focus on what's happening to our democracy in Canada. Full story here. Related: " A Wakeup Call From Canada's Green Party Leader. Will Anyone Listen? "
CEO Earnings are a Stark Contrast to the Average Canadian Income
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Five years after a global recession knocked the wind out of Canada’s labour market, the compensation of Canada’s CEO elite continues to sail along. Details here. Fall of 2011. Ordinary Canadians rally at the Manitoba legislature to protest against corporate greed. Has anything changed? (PLT Photo)
Could a User Fee Curb Excessive Antibiotics Use?
Summit County Citizens Voice Cattle on a prairie feed lot. PLT photo. Massive use of antibiotics for food (livestock) production is only marginally beneficial and poses a huge long-term risk to human health, researchers in Canada say. Details here.
2014: The Year of Living Consciously
Murray Dobbin - Rabble.ca Two of the big storms hitting Canada in the last year were not just terrifying and incredibly damaging -- they were a little spooky. Details here. Please also read: "Have Our Servants Become Our Masters? Why fossil fuels are no longer our friends."
Climate Change is Always the Issue (letter)
Winnipeg Free Press Get serious. Whenever we discuss fossil fuels, climate change is the issue. Details here. Flooding in Manitoba - 2011 (PinP photo)
Secret Memo Casts Doubt on Claims by the Government of Canada Concerning the Closure of Government Libraries
Andrew Nikiforuk - THE TYEE Goal stated is 'culling' research, not preserving and sharing through digitization. Full story here.