Friday 23 September 2011
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22 September 2011 — Iran’s release of US citizens Joshua Fattal and Shane Bauer on Wednesday, September 21, made headlines worldwide, but little details were initially provided regarding the reasons behind their liberation. The Iranian Foreign Ministry has now publicy affirmed the release of Fattal and Bauer was in response to requests made by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, along with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the heads of state of Iraq and Oman.|
Summertime's Farewell |
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A maple leaf takes to a stony bed as autumn takes the stage in Gatineau Park on Friday, September 23, 2011. Detail of an image by True North Perspective's Phantom Photographer. |
Opportunity knocks for the lazy, clueless would-be spy
18 September 2011 VANCOUVER — I missed my calling. It turns out that my lifelong dream of being a spy wasn't out of reach.
It's now evident that it doesn't matter to the spying profession if you're not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
I don't know if it's spying itself that's become more lax, or just the spy lifestyle. Once upon a time, to be a spy, you had to be able to read a map, operate a telescope, and get Russian diplomats drunk and chatty. My own dim geographical skills, wonky vision and low tolerance for vodka took me out of the running back in 1965, during the Cold War. I was in Grade 2 at the time. "The world of internathional ethpionage ith not for me," I lisped sadly into my giant tape recorder.
22 September 2011 — A provincial court judge in Halton has taken on police in the region, releasing two bold rulings in less than a month rebuking officers for excessive force.
One officer, Const. Erich Paroshy, who works out of Halton’s Burlington division, is named in both unrelated cases — one of which resulted in a man’s broken arm and the other with a man pepper sprayed in the face.
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Human rights group urges Ottawa
to investigate Cheney over torture
The Toronto Star
24 September 2011 — A human rights group is urging the federal government to bring criminal charges against former U.S. vice-president Dick Cheney, accusing him of playing a role in the torture of detainees during the years of the Bush administration.
Cheney will be in Vancouver on Monday to promote his book In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir, which outlines his views of the war on terror and other events during the administration of president George W. Bush.
It’s widely expected the Harper government will propose a significant overhaul of food safety laws in the current session of Parliamernt.
It will be driven by a promise to fully implement the recommendations of a report on the deadly 2008 Listeria outbreak and pressure from federal regulators and the food industry for changes.
Amidst the Big City, an Aboriginal Public School
Vancouver's school board sees potential in a school designed from curriculum up, to appeal to urban First Nations youth. Fourth in a series.
Vancouver is touted as one of the more culturally diverse cities in the country. Its Aboriginal population is no different: people from First Nations across the province and the country live here.
This multi-cultural heritage is one reality making it difficult to provide the kind of culturally-focused education found in reserve schools like Chief Atahm or in smaller public districts such as Haida Gwaii. The Aboriginal community is physically spread out, too, with over 40,000 families living in cities throughout the Lower Mainland identifying themselves as First Nations.
Make the most of sunny September days!
Alberte Villeneuve-Sinclair is the author of The Neglected Garden and two French novels. Visit her website to learn more www.albertevilleneuve.ca.
Summer has given way to the autumn equinox. It will be fondly remembered as a very busy summer with lots of sunny days once we got rid of the rain. But, like many of you, I am looking forward to a change of rhythm.
Reverend Hanns Skoutajan had a tall ship
“Sailing, sailing over the ocean blue!” Well, it wasn’t quite the ocean, rather it was the waters east and west of the city of Kingston, Ontario, the river and lake that form the boundary between Canada and the United States. We didn’t get to the US as planned inasmuch as someone had not brought their passport and Homeland Security said a firm No. They probably thought we were seeking to import wacky tobaccy and socialism.
ParkTales
Frances Sedgwick's keen eye and ear for the human condition reveals the heart and soul of Parkdale in southwest Toronto, one of the country's most turbulent urban areas where the best traditions of human kindness prevail against powerful forces that would grind them down. True North Perspective proudly presents a column by writer Frances Sedgwick. Her critical observation combined with a tender sense of humour will provide you with something to think about ... and something to talk about.
I was heartened by the young parliamentry page, Brigette DePape, who silently gave us a message when she held up her sign in the senate "Stop Harper".
I am ecouraged more and more by the responses of young people to the injustices they see.
I am including an example below.
During the current Ontario provincial elections campaign I've been attending all-candidates meetings in Toronto Centre riding.
From the Desk of Darren Jerome
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Doing more with less is theme at 2011 Home & Design Show
The Ottawa Home & Design Show offers a goldmine of ideas, products, and services for cash-conscious homeowners who want the home of their dreams without spending a fortune.
From Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 at Ottawa's Lansdowne Park the show will be jam-packed with advice and tips from professional designers, celebrity television hosts, home renovation experts, and contractors who will inspire you to achieve more with less.
Third Ways
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Buddhist Monks in Bhutan. (Photo: Steve Evans / Flickr)
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13 September 2011, PRINCETON — The small Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is known internationally for two things: high visa fees, which reduce the influx of tourists, and its policy of promoting “gross national happiness” instead of economic growth. The two are related: more tourists might boost the economy, but they would damage Bhutan’s environment and culture, and so reduce happiness in the long run.
Reality Check
American neo-conservatives hate democracy —
And don't bother to pretend otherwise anymore
Note from the edges of the empire
Destabilizing the world one region at a time
Garrisoning the planet is just part of it. The Pentagon and U.S. intelligence services are also running covert special forces and spy operations, launching drone attacks, building bases and secret prisons, training, arming, and funding local security forces, and engaging in a host of other militarized activities right up to full-scale war. But while you consider this, keep one fact in mind: the odds are that there is no longer a single nation in the arc of instability in which the United States is in no way militarily involved. — 2,948 words.
Health Watch
Human Rights
CSIS notes reveal how Canadian was kept in exile
Family genetic research reveals speed of human mutation
Father and mother split six billion bits of info to make you
New genetic study reveals that fewer mutations are made
Animal rights group to launch pornography website
Telegraph.co.uk
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"We're hoping to reach a whole new audience of people, some of whom will be shocked by graphic images that maybe they didn't anticipate seeing when they went to the PETA triple-X site," said Lindsay Rajt, PETA's associate director of campaigns.
PETA has been accused of campaigning for animal rights at the cost of exploiting women.
An eclectic collection of short stories that will stir your sense of humour, warm your heart, outrage your sense of justice, and chill your extra sensory faculties in the spirit of Stephen King. The final short story, the collection's namesake, The Old Man's Last Sauna is a ground-breaking love story.
The series begins with Deo Volente (God Willing). Followed by The Quintessence of Mr. Flynn, Sharing Lies, Flying High, The Richest Bitch in the Country or Ginny I Hardly Knows Ya, One Lift Too Many, The Model A Ford, the out-of-body chiller, Room For One Only and O Ernie! ... What Have They Done To You! The series closes with the collection's namesake, The Old Man's Last Sauna, a groundbreaking love story. All stories may also be found in the True North Perspective Archives.
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