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Are disabled workers being exploited?Reuel S. Amdur
May 8, 2015
Fifty mentally deficient workers employed on sorting waste paper were in danger of losing their jobs with Library and Archives Canada before Employment and Social Development Minister Pierre Polievre intervened to save the program, at least for the time being.
In Canada and around the world: Who’s happy?Reuel S. Amdur
May 26, 2015
"I spent a month in Edmonton one weekend." That was one person's reaction to a life satisfaction study of Canadian cities and regions reported in April.
Seniors: Losing a LicenseReuel S. Amdur
May 26, 2015
"You can't take my driving license away. If you do I will die!" That was the title of a talk given at Ottawa's Civic Hospital Campus on May 22 by Doctors Frank Molnar and Anna Byzewski.
Generic vs. Brand Name Drugs: What are the Differences?Reuel S. Amdur
May 27, 2015
Generic medicines are not equivalent to the matching brand-name formulations. That was one message that Dr. Pierre Blier gave at a lecture presented at Ottawa's Royal Ottawa Hospital on May 21.
Missing Aboriginal Women: Another Inquiry?Reuel S. Amdur
June 22, 2015
The positions taken by Aboriginal organizations and their supporters on what to do about the issue of murdered and missing Aboriginal women on the one hand and the Tory government on the other are strange. What is the Aboriginal side asking?
On Guard with the CIAReuel S. Amdur
July 15, 2015
Michael Morell's book The Great War of our Time (New York: 12 Press, 2015), about his career in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), is an intriguing account which illuminates the work of the agency, its relationship with the president and the halls of power, and its role in world affairs. In this review we will focus on a few matters touched upon.
Harper Damages Enumerated Reuel S. Amdur
July 15, 2015
The Canadian Charger lists "20 reasons to say no to Harper." Mel Hurtig, in his new book The Arrogant Autocrat (Vancouver, Mel Hurtig Publishing, 2015) goes well beyond 20. He is perhaps best known for his opposition to foreign ownership of our economy, the takeover by foreign multinationals, but in this book he decries "Stephen Harper's takeover of Canada."
Good Terrorists and Bad TerroristsReuel S. Amdur
July 16, 2015
We see in the media constant attention to terrorists in our midst. There is the danger of what have been called self-radicalized lone-wolf terrorists such as two Muslim converts one of whom shot and killed a reserve soldier at the national war memorial and then stormed the Parliament Building. The other ran down two soldiers in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, killing one and injuring the other.
Earth's Distant TwinReuel S. Amdur
August 11, 2015
We are not alone-or are we? Is there life elsewhere in the universe? We have found water on Mars, indicating the possibility that there may be or may have been some kind of life on that planet. But now NASA has come up with one better, a planet with the burdensome name of Kepler 452b. We'll call it Kepler for short.
Harper the Genteel BigotReuel S. Amdur
October 9, 2015
In a recent response to a reporter's question, Stephen Harper referred insidiously to "old-stock Canadians." Whether or not he was being openly racist, the message to the subconscious was just that. It's us versus them. More about this in a bit, but first let's look at the context in which his remark was made.

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