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Originally published in The Toronto Star
(Most articles transcribed from StraightGoods.ca)
Columns posted: 119
Making it easier to ignore the poor - Dateline: 26-Jul-10
Census gives essential data on income distribution.
Ignoring nature's wake-up call - Dateline: 12-Jul-10
Oil companies, governments, shrug off horror of BP's Gulf gusher.
Leaders play, people pay - Dateline: 28-Jun-10
Before the summit even began, Harper was clearly gearing up for a crackdown.
Canada complicit in flotilla "farce" - Dateline: 14-Jun-10
Harper embraced Netanyahu, despite world outcry.
G20: Protest-phobia - Dateline: 31-May-10
Government, media smearing protesters before G20 even starts.
New voice for the financial elite - Dateline: 17-May-10
CD Howe Institute launches new centre on monetary policy.
Restraint hits poor the hardest - Dateline: 03-May-10
Ontario's austerity program literally takes food out of the mouths of the hungry.
Culture of greed under attack - Dateline: 19-Apr-10
The SEC finally is taking action against Wall Street.
Warm, with a chance of disaster - Dateline: 05-Apr-10
Oil companies fund fog of uncertainty on climate change.
Guns, not butter - Dateline: 22-Mar-10
Harperites try to turn Canada into aggressive pipsqueak of the north.
Ontario condemns dissent at universities - Dateline: 08-Mar-10
Legislature wrong to condemn "Israeli Apartheid Week" on campuses.
Ontario condemns dissent at universities - Dateline: 08-Mar-10
Legislature wrong to condemn "Israeli Apartheid Week" on campuses.
Restraint for everything but sports - Dateline: 22-Feb-10
Canada spends $6 billion for Olympics but budget holds line on health and education.
Flaherty nixes Tobin tax - Dateline: 08-Feb-10
Harperites obstruct G7 push for tax on financial speculation.
Populism masks elitists - Dateline: 25-Jan-10
Nothing could be less populist than the right's agenda.
Proroguing shuts down investigation - Dateline: 11-Jan-10
Harper's decision cut off inquiry into possible complicity in torture.
Afghan detainees a serious issue - Dateline: 14-Dec-09
Knowingly transferring prisoners to be tortured amounts to a war crime.
A hero stands up to cowboys - Dateline: 30-Nov-09
Richard Colvin has demonstrated a rare level of integrity and courage.
Financial elite back in the saddle - Dateline: 16-Nov-09
Fraser Institute gala will revel in having dodged the bullet when the economy collapsed.
Harper's extremism is showing - Dateline: 02-Nov-09
Harperites set tone that encourages attacks on open campus debates about Israel.
Bankers' salaries still rising - Dateline: 19-Oct-09
Banks and securities firms are on track to pay employees a record $140 billion.
Give peace a seat at cabinet table - Dateline: 05-Oct-09
NDP MP and Liberal MP call for a Department of Peace.
Americans would rather die than share - Dateline: 21-Sep-09
US debate on health care is a warning to Canadians.
Different rules for the rich - Dateline: 07-Sep-09
Wealth stored in tax havens is out of sight, out of mind.
Beware American fibs about Canadian programs - Dateline: 10-Aug-09
Right promotes profit over people in health care, pensions.
NATO is an unwelcome wedding guest - Dateline: 27-Jul-09
Canada continues to kill civilians in Afghanistan.
Employers use crisis to demand concessions - Dateline: 13-Jul-09
Toronto's city workers find themselves blamed for economic crisis.
Finance Minister promotes new right-wing think tank - Dateline: 29-Jun-09
Minister's office denies any impropriety in letter and private dinner supporting the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.
Taped Raitt talk reflects poorly on Liberals - Dateline: 15-Jun-09
Cash-strapped party said to have been influenced by bankers, CEOs.
Deficit trumps EI, social spending - Dateline: 01-Jun-09
Harperites blame deficit on unemployed, not on tax cuts or military spending.
Mulroney's evasions - Dateline: 18-May-09
Former PM has at least 225,000 reasons for his relentless secrecy on Schreiber's payments.
A peace plank for Ignatieff - Dateline: 04-May-09
New Liberal leader needs to position himself politically.
Corporations blame unions for economic meltdown - Dateline: 20-Apr-09
Elite deflect blame, settle old scores, by demanding concessions from auto workers.
Why Harper barred Galloway - Dateline: 06-Apr-09
PM feared British MP's message on Middle East, Afghanistan.
Getting a grip on greed - Dateline: 23-Mar-09
Focus on AIG bailout misses the bigger picture.
Those poor, persecuted rich people - Dateline: 09-Mar-09
Obama's budget plan would shift more than $1 trillion US of the tax burden from the middle class onto high-income earners.
Obama's star power dazzles - Dateline: 23-Feb-09
Real question is whether he can get the job done.
About those bank CEO salaries... - Dateline: 09-Feb-09
There is no evidence that phenomenal pay packages inspire higher performance levels.
Financial elite have no shame - Dateline: 26-Jan-09
Even in face of crisis, they continue to push for tax cuts instead of stimulus.
Canada has role to play in Mideast - Dateline: 12-Jan-09
Harper should follow Robert Stanfield's example and try to be a "fair interlocutor".
Israel continues to get unshakable support from Harper - Dateline: 05-Jan-09
Problematic nature of promises takes on a new dimension with intense attack on Gaza Strip.
Geopolitics of oil - Dateline: 01-Jan-09
Prices may have fallen but black gold retains its unique ability to fuel international conflicts.
Good looks, nobel lineage, spineless - Dateline: 15-Dec-08
New Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff seems to lack convictions.
Majority is heard at last - Dateline: 01-Dec-08
A Liberal-NDP coalition promises to be a superior government than one run by Harper.
Harper still supports Bush - Dateline: 17-Nov-08
At G20, Harper sides with Bush in opposing re-regulation of financial markets.
"Common good" rediscovered - Dateline: 03-Nov-08
The new president is going to need a whole new set of policy tools.
Maybe the rich are the problem - Dateline: 20-Oct-08
Suddenly, "spreading the wealth" no long seems unthinkable.
Bulking up Pentagon North - Dateline: 06-Oct-08
Harperites already announced their intention to spend half a trillion dollars on the military.
Harper pushes "Alberta Agenda" - Dateline: 22-Sep-08
His economic toolbox has only one tool: tax cuts.
Real leaders are willing to take risks - Dateline: 08-Sep-08
Stephen Harper says that tackling global warming would be too risky.
Twisting the concept of "elite" - Dateline: 02-Sep-08
Republicans distort language to conceal their real allegiances.
Disarmed to nuclear danger - Dateline: 18-Aug-08
Iran has no nukes but the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France, Israel, India and Pakistan have more than 20,000.
Behind Obama's rhetoric - Dateline: 29-Jul-08
His main attraction is the notion that he is going to bring about real change.
Canadian energy policy "Made in USA" - Dateline: 15-Jul-08
The window may be closing on what's left of Canadian decision-making power over our own energy.
Big Oil poised to make triumphant return to Iraq - Dateline: 05-Jul-08
Small service contracts announced last week are a step toward major development deals.
Averting Our Gaze From US Cruelty - Dateline: 30-Jun-08
Does the president of the United States have the right to order a detainee buried alive?
Changing the "market rules" rule - Dateline: 16-Jun-08
John Maynard Keynes solved the Depression by figuring out sometimes it's alright for governments to intervene.
Reopen NAFTA, reclaim our oil - Dateline: 02-Jun-08
Canada will need tough negotiators to gain parity in trade agreement.
A loss of balance on Israel - Dateline: 20-May-08
May was a 60th anniversary – albeit a very different kind – for Palestinians too.
StatsCan reports rising inequality - Dateline: 05-May-08
Post accuses StatsCan of fomenting class war for reporting the facts.
Crime and (mild) punishment - Dateline: 21-Apr-08
The killing of Paul Croutch sounds almost like a hate crime against the homeless.
Media cheerleaders miss story - Dateline: 07-Apr-08
The US has succeeded in getting Canada to take the lead in an unpopular counterinsurgency war in Afghanistan.
Iraq war illegal and botched - Dateline: 24-Mar-08
Worse, no lesson has been learned.
MPs to vote on extending mission of torture - Dateline: 10-Mar-08
Liberals and Harperites focus on good intentions, not interrogation practices.
Dion caves, Harper raves - Dateline: 25-Feb-08
Harper trumpets plans to divert ever-larger sums to armaments.
Keep Pearson out of it - Dateline: 04-Feb-08
Afghanistan mission bears no similarity at all to Pearson's peacekeeping force in the Sinai.
Energy hogs rule - Dateline: 21-Jan-08
Elites love to pig out on energy.
Decoding US politics - Dateline: 14-Jan-08
Republican candidate debate underscores differences between Americans and Canadians.
Americans are shrinking - Dateline: 07-Jan-08
Height appears to be a useful measure of the well-being of a nation's citizens.
Downplaying Mulroney's offence - Dateline: 10-Dec-07
Far from digging for facts, media seem to be looking for excuses for PM accepting cash.
Media give Harper an easy ride - Dateline: 03-Dec-07
Few challenge PM on his unpopular Kyoto stand.
Mulroney offers no explanation - Dateline: 19-Nov-07
Harper rode a wave of outrage over the Liberal scandals all the way to 24 Sussex.
Social programs outgunned - Dateline: 29-Oct-07
Canada's military has been on the receiving end of almost all of Ottawa's new spending.
Commission a clever ploy - Dateline: 15-Oct-07
Harper trying to wean Canadians off our attachment to peacekeeping role.
Ontario's minimum wage still $8 an hour - Dateline: 01-Oct-07
Both Liberals and Conservatives consider minimum wage a low priority issue in election.
Electoral reform on Ontario ballot - Dateline: 17-Sep-07
Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) system would more accurately reflect how people vote.
Long on mea, short on culpa - Dateline: 10-Sep-07
Michael Ignatieff's apology skirts the most important issues.
Countless Afghan deaths - Dateline: 03-Sep-07
Canadian media use every soldier's death to justify invasion, but minimize Afghan civilian deaths.
SPP and water - Dateline: 21-Aug-07
Is water on the table at Montebello?
Toronto tax phobia starves transit - Dateline: 07-Aug-07
City would rather slash subway services than implement land transfer tax.
More energy pussycat than superpower - Dateline: 23-Jul-07
PM should put Canada's energy needs first, in SPP talks.
Conrad Black's drama - Dateline: 16-Jul-07
Canada's most flagrant media tycoon once suggested that this writer be "horsewhipped".
"Three Amigos" to meet in Montebello - Dateline: 09-Jul-07
Continental integration on the march.
Harper missteps in Middle East - Dateline: 25-Jun-07
Joe Clark offers precedent for reconsidering position.
Harper bids to be Bush's "poodle" - Dateline: 12-Jun-07
Support for missile defence shield contrary to official policy.
Class War Against Homeless Moves into a new Phase - Dateline: 01-Jun-07
"Streets to Homes" program stresses penalties, not supports.
Opposition blocks Harperite deal - Dateline: 14-May-07
Canadian public not willing to accept handmaid role to lawless Bush regime.
Building a Nation with Body Bags - Dateline: 13-Apr-07
Stephen Harper's government isn't squeamish about promoting war as "nation-building".
Tax Cut Mantra Music to Ears of the Wealthy - Dateline: 17-Mar-07
Neoconservatism has dominated recent Canadian public debate and public policy.
Harper goes limp when it comes to Kyoto - Dateline: 16-Feb-07
A government reveals a lot about itself by what it says it can't do.
NATO vs UN - Dateline: 08-Jan-07
Hostility to UN linked to restraint it imposes on US.
U.S. Troops Should Leave Iraq... - Dateline: 18-Dec-06
But how will America then keep control of the oil fields?
Selective Outrage - Dateline: 25-Sep-06
It's telling that Ottawa has not demanded answers from Washington.
Another Opportunity Missed - Dateline: 11-Sep-06
The 'war on terror' will turn a generation of angry young men against the West.
Being pushy - Dateline: 13-Feb-06
Is our mission about preserving our way of life, or helping US extend its supremacy?
Even without a majority - Dateline: 06-Feb-06
Harper can still dismantle, de-regulate, and quietly undermine Canadian standards.
Harper's first test - Dateline: 30-Jan-06
Hamas election will test Harper's diplomacy.
Minority preferred - Dateline: 23-Jan-06
Conservatives' rise in popularity has been driven by Canada's elite, not majority.
Canada divided - Dateline: 16-Jan-06
Harper will cater to whims of wealthy.
No "new" Harper - Dateline: 09-Jan-06
Political animal can't hide neo-con spots.
Poverty breeds crime - Dateline: 02-Jan-06
Is there a link between Yonge Street shootings and Mike Harris' 1995 welfare cuts?
Canada should lead, not follow - Dateline: 19-Dec-05
We need to step out from US shadow.
Child welfare not in LIB or PC plans - Dateline: 12-Dec-05
For-profit centres need to be kept at bay.
Sea change - Dateline: 05-Dec-05
Emissions simply don't respect borders.
Injustice costs - Dateline: 28-Nov-05
Canada got off lightly considering damage done by residential schools.
Governance game - Dateline: 21-Nov-05
Liberals should buy votes by building country, not cuttings taxes.
Khadr's legal rights - Dateline: 14-Nov-05
Canada should insist rule of law applies even to unlikeable teen.
Libby just the tip - Dateline: 07-Nov-05
Spy "outing" story reveals a tale of lies about Iraq.
Culture not for sale - Dateline: 31-Oct-05
Protecting our culture gives us a chance to develop our own sense of the world.
Whose oil is this? - Dateline: 24-Oct-05
We would have to scrap NAFTA to loosen American grip on our energy sources.
Tax burden - Dateline: 17-Oct-05
When all taxes are factored in, Canadians all pay about the same percentage.
Smoking costs - Dateline: 10-Oct-05
Ruling rightly blames adults for teen addictions.
Bring back GATT - Dateline: 03-Oct-05
We should revert to use of global trade rules.
The costs of tax cuts - Dateline: 26-Sep-05
Proposed $7 billion in tax cuts would be better spent on 250 000 homeless.
Lingering images - Dateline: 19-Sep-05
Mulroney's fawning manner grated with Canadians.
US Turning Point? - Dateline: 12-Sep-05
American Right may have met its match in hurricane crisis.
Rising Gas Prices - Dateline: 05-Sep-05
Reducing taxes is a fix that would delay us from confronting the underlying problem.
Playing at Peace - Dateline: 22-Aug-05
Limited pullout won't bring Israel lasting peace.
"Blowback" - Dateline: 08-Aug-05
Canadian Forces' job is less about killing people than helping to keep peace.
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