Canada and the World
Current Events with a Canadian Perspective
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19 November 2010
Index Volume 75
AFGHANISTAN, DEC 09, P 12
ALBERTA TAR SANDS, MAR, 10, P3
Revenue from redistributed, Mar 10, p 3
Arctic Sovereignty, Oct 09, p 5
ARTS FUNDING CUTS, OCT 09, P 18
Baltic Sea, May 10, p 30
Bankers, Incomes of, Jan 10, p 3
BLOOD DIAMONDS, MAR 10, P 25
Kimberley Process, Mar 10, p 25
British Columbia
Salmon Fishery Collapse, Mar 10, p 5
CANADIAN IDENTITY, OCT 09
BELIEFS AND STATUS IN NUMBERS, OCT 09, P 3
CULTURE, OCT 09, P 18
CBC, Birth of, Oct 09, p 19
Cuts to Funding, Oct 09, p 18
ECONOMIC, OCT 09, P 20
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP, OCT 09, P 21
“Hewers of Wood…”Derivation, Oct 09, p 20
Innovation, Oct 09, p 24
Medical Isotopes, Oct 09, p 22
NATURAL RESOURCES AND, OCT 09, P 20
Nortel Collapse, Oct 09, p 20
Nuclear Technology, Oct 09, p 22
Productivity, Oct 09, p 24
Research and Development, Oct, 09, p 23
Research in Motion, Oct 09, p 23
MULTICULTURALISM, OCT 09, P 13
“Honour” Killing, Oct 09, p 14
Immigration History, Oct 09, p 13
Tamil Protests, Oct 09, p 17
MYTHS ABOUT, OCT 09, P 4
Aboriginal Heritage, Oct 09, p 8
As a Great Power?, Oct 09, p 9
British Heritage, Oct 09, p 6
CONFIDENT SELF-
Ignorance about Canada, Oct 09, p 11
Multiculturalism, Oct 09, p 10
Nation of Immigrants?, Oct 09, p 10
Nationalism’s Downside, Oct 09, p 12
Northern Image, Oct 09, p 4
Peacekeeping, Oct 09, p 5
Shared Values, Oct 09, p 11
National Anthem in Schools, Oct 09, p 8
POLITICAL, OCT 09, P 25
Foreign Policy and, Oct 09, p 26
Harder Edge under Conservatives, Oct 09, p 26
Harper, Stephen, Leadership Style, Oct 09, p 27
Khadr, Omar, Oct 09, p 27
Left/Right Defined, Oct 09, p 28
Regional Differences, Oct 09, p 28
Tommy Douglas, Oct 09, p 25
STATISTICAL PICTURE, OCT 09, P 29
Obesity, Oct 09, p 31
Population, Oct 09, p 29
Aging, Oct 09, p 30
CAPITALISM, SEP 09, P 4
CBC, Birth of, Oct 09, p 19
Chrysler/GM Bailouts, Sep 09, p 18
Clive, Robert, Mar 10, p 30
Congo War, Mar 10, p 24
ECONOMICS, SEP 09
CANADA’S ECONOMY, SEP 09, P 28
Deficits Growing, Sep 09, p 28
Employment Insurance, Sep 09, p 30
Future Prospects, Sep 09, p 29
Ontario Falls Behind, Sep 09, p 29
Canada’s Growing Debt, Sep 09, p 11
CAPITALISM, SEP 09, P 4
Milton Friedman and, Sep 09, p 4
Greenspan, Alan, Sep 09, p 6
Thatcherism, Sep 09, p 4
CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS, SEP 09, P 7
DEBT, SEP 09, P 14
Baby Boom Pressure, Sep 09, p 16
Government, Sep 09, p 15
Household, Sep 09, p 14
National Debt Clock, Sep 09, p 16
Deficit/Debt Defined, Sep 09, p 29
DEPRESSION DEFINED, SEP 09, P 5
Economic Crisis, Sep 09, p 9
ICELAND, ECONOMIC COLLAPSE, SEP 09, P 23
Inflation, Sep 09, p 10
Japan’s Lost Decade, Sep 09, p 27
Libertarian Ideology, Sep 09, p 3
Rand, Ayn, Sep 09, p 6
Monetarism, Sep 09, p 10, p 12
POLITICS AND, SEP 09, P 18
Chrysler/GM Bailouts, Sep 09, p 18
Pension Support, Sep 09, p 21
GST Cuts, Sep 09, p 19
Industries Seek Handouts, Sep 09, p 21
PRINCIPLES OF, SEP 09, P9
Keynes, John Maynard, Sep 09, p 11
SLOW RECOVERY, SEP 09, P 24
Unemployment, Sep 09, p 25
Stagflation Defined, Sep 09, p 12
Stimulus Spending, Sep 09, p 13
Taxation, Sep 09, p 3
Cuts to, Sep 09, p 19
Wage and Price Controls, Sep 09, p 13
Environment
Agenda 21, May 10, p 29
BOUNDARIES TO HUMAN ACTIVITY, DEC 09, P 24
Canada Criticized over Climate Change, Mar 10, p 5
Canada’s Poor Record, Mar 10, p 7
Environmental Performance Index, Mar 10, p 7
Global Warming, Mar 10, p 6
Adaptation to, Mar 10, p 8
The Natural Step, May 10, p 28
NORDIC COUNTRIES AND, MAY 10, P 28
EQUALITY, JAN 10
Bankers, Incomes of, Jan 10, p 3
FINANCIAL, JAN 10, P 4
Executive Salaries, Jan 10, p 4
Rich/Poor Gap Widens, Jan 10, p 4
Tax Cheating, Jan 10, p 6
Neo-
Welfare Fraud, Jan 10, p 6
Gender Equality Index, Jan 10, p 27
GENDER IN CANADA, JAN 10, P 18
Female University Enrollment, Jan 10, p 20
Poverty among Women, Jan 10, p 20
Women in Politics, Jan 10, p 21
Women Paid less than Men, Jan 10, p 18
Workplace and, Jan 10, p 19
Haiti, Extreme Poverty in, Jan 10, p 3
Matriarchal Societies, Jan 10, p 26
MIDDLE CLASS, JAN 10, P 14
Debt Levels Rising, Jan 10, p 17
Declining in Canada, Jan 10, p 15
Defined, Jan 10, p 14
Emerging Economies and, Jan 10, p 16
Income Inequality, Jan 10, p 15
OPPRESSION OF WOMEN, JAN 10, P 23
Exploitation of Female Labour, Jan 10, p 25
Third World Poverty of Women, Jan 10, p 25
Political Strength, Gaining, Jan 10, p 26
Saudi Arabia, Jan 10, p 23
Violence against, Jan 10, p 23
UN CONVENTION PROTECTING WOMEN, JAN 10, P 24
SOCIAL ENGINEERING, JAN 10, P 28
Cridge, Edward and Mary (social reformers), Jan 10, p 29
Great Depression and, Jan 10, p 29
Inequality, Jan 10, p 30
Mechanization Creates Wealth, Jan 10, p 29
Social Programs, Development of, Jan 10, p 28
Victorian Living Conditions, Jan 10, p 28
WORLD DEVELOPMENT, JAN 10, P 9
Development Aid, Failure of, Jan 10, p 11
Leadership, Poor Quality of, Jan 10, p 12
Millennium Development Goals, Jan 10, p 9
Poverty, Levels of, Jan 10, p 10
Fisheries Destroyed, Mar 10, p 4
Foreign Policy
DECLINE OF, DEC 09, P 3
FORESTS, MAR 10, P 14
G8, Dec 09, p 4
G20, Dec, 09, p 6
GEOPOLITICS, DEC, 09
AFGHANISTAN, DEC 09, P 12
Corruption in, Dec 09, p 12
Flawed Election, Dec 09, p 12
Karzai, Hamid, Dec 09, p 13
Prisoner Transfers, Dec 09, p 14
War in, Dec 09, p 13
CHINA, DEC 09, P 19
Containment of, Dec 09, p 20
Cyber-
Economic Growth of, Dec 09, p 19
Unrest in, Dec 09, p 21
U.S. Debt Held by, Dec 09, p 19
CLIMATE CHANGE, DEC 09, P 23
Canada’s Record, Dec 09, p 25
Copenhagen Conference, Dec 09, p 23
Developing Countries and, Dec 09, p 26
Meat Industry and, Dec 09, p 26
DECLINE OF CANADA’S FOREIGN POLICY, DEC 09, P 3
DRUG TRAFFICKING, DEC 09, P 28
Canada’s Strategy, Dec 09, p 30
Facts about, Dec 09, P 29
Mexico and, Dec 09, p 28
Vancouver and, Dec 09, p 30
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, DEC 09, P 4
G8, Dec 09, p 4
G20, Dec, 09, p 6
United Nations, Problems with, Dec 09, p 4
IRAN, DEC 09, P 8
Election 2009, Dec 09, p 8
Government Structure, Dec 09, p 8
Nuclear Technology, and, Dec 09, p 9
Relations with U.S., Dec 09, p 9
U.S.-
RUSSIA, DEC 09, P 16
Brief Description of, Dec 09, p 17
Communism, Failure of, Dec 09, p 18
Energy Resources of, Dec 09, p 16
Medvedev, Dmitry, Dec 09, p 17
Putin, Valdimir, Dec 09, p 16
Global Warming, Mar 10, p 6
Copenhagen Conference (2009), Mar 10, p 9
Gold, Fuelling Conflict, Mar 10, p 24
Harper, Stephen, Leadership Style, Oct 09, p 27
Haiti, Extreme Poverty in, Jan 10, p 3
“Honour” Killing, Oct 09, p 14
Iceland
ECONOMIC COLLAPSE, SEP 09, P 23
MAY 10, P 25
Innovation Spending, Mar 10, p 19
IRAN, DEC 09, P 8
Japan
Lost Decade, Sep 09, p 27
Kalmar Union, May 10, p 22
Khadr, Omar, Oct 09, p 27
Kimberley Process, Mar 10, p 25
Libertarian Ideology, Sep 09, p 3
Matriarchal Societies, Jan 10, p 26
Medical Isotopes, Oct 09, p 22
Mexico
Drug Trafficking in, Dec 09, p 28
Milton Friedman and, Sep 09, p 4
MULTICULTURALISM, OCT 09, P 13
NATURAL RESOURCES, MAR 10, P 3
ALBERTA TAR SANDS, MAR, 10, P3
Revenue from redistributed, Mar 10, p 3
COMMODITY PRICES, MAR 10, P 22
Government Deficits Tied to, Mar 10, p 22
Loonie Fluctuates, Mar 10, p 23
CONFLICT AND, MAR 10, P 24
BLOOD DIAMONDS, MAR 10, P 25
Kimberley Process, Mar 10, p 25
Congo War, Mar 10, p 24
King Leopold II and, Mar 10, p 26
No Dirty Gold Campaign, Mar 10, p 27
EXPLORATION, MAR 10, P 28
COMPANIES OF MERCHANTS, MAR 10, P 30
Clive, Robert, Mar 10, p 30
Rhodes, Cecil, Mar 10, p 30
Herero Massacre, Mar 10, p 31
Scramble for Africa, Mar 10, p 31
After effects of, Mar 10, p 31
Spice Trade, Mar 10, p 28
Banda Islands (Indonesia), Mar 10, p 29
FORESTS, MAR 10, P 14
Canada’s Forest Industry, Mar 10, P 14
Clear Cutting, Mar 10, p 16
Conservation of, Mar 10, p 15
Rainforests, Mar 10, p 16
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, MAR 10, P 7
LAND, MAR 10, P 10
Richer Nations Buying, Mar 10, p 10
Effect on Small Farmers, Mar 10, p 12
MINERALS, MAR 10, 18
Abandoned Mines, Mar 10, p 20
Canada’s Exports of, Mar 10, p 19
Foreign Ownership of, Mar 10, p 20
Mining-
OVER-
Fisheries, Mar 10, p 4
The Natural Step (environment), May 10, p 28
NORDIC STATES, MAY 2010
CANADA COMPARED WITH, MAY 10, P 16
Pearson/Trudeau Years, May 10, p 16
Social Programs Cut in Canada, May 10, p 18
Taxation Compared, May 10, p 17
Islamic Immigrants, May 10, p 21
ECONOMICS, MAY 10, P 24
ICELAND’S COLLAPSE, MAY 10, P 25
Icelandic Fisheries, May 10, p 27
Danish Wind Power, May 10, p 26
Finland, May 10, p 24
Norway’s Oil and Gas, May 10, p 26
Performance Indicators, May 10, p 27
ENVIRONMENT, MAY 10, P 28
Agenda 21, May 10, p 29
Baltic Sea, May 10, p 30
Denmark and, May 10, p 28
The Natural Step, May 10, p 28
Sustainable Development, May 10, p 29
NORDIC MODEL, MAY 10, P 8
EDUCATION IN FINLAND, MAY 10, P 12
CHALLENGES TO, MAY 10, P 10
PRIVATE SECTOR AND, MAY 10, P 14
WELFARE STATE DEVELOPS, MAY 10, P 9
Women’s Rights, May 10, p 15
POLITICS, MAY 10, P 20
European Free Trade Association, May 10, p 21
European Union, May 10, p 21
History of Nordic Region, May 10, p 20
Kalmar Union, May 10, p 22
Nordic Council, May 10, p 20
Proportional Representation, May 10, p 21
STATISTICAL COMPARISONS, MAY 10, P 4
Crime, May 10, p 6
Economies, May 10, p 6
Environment, May 10, p 5
Global Warming, May 10, p 7
Government, May 10, p 4
Health, May 10, p 5
Personal Economics, May 10, p 7
Peace, May 10, p 6
Quality of Life, May 10, p 4
SAAMI, MAY 10, P 3
Nortel Collapse, Oct 09, p 20
Nuclear Technology, Oct 09, p 22
Pacific Salmon Fishery Collapse, Mar 10, p 5
Peacekeeping, Oct 09, p 5
Poverty (see Equality)
Rand, Ayn, Theories of, Sep 09, p 6
Rhodes, Cecil, Mar 10, p 30
RUSSIA, DEC 09, P 16
SAAMI, MAY 10, P 3
Saudi Arabia, Women in, Jan 10, p 23
Scramble for Africa, Mar 10, p 31
Taxation, Sep 09, p 3
Tax Cheating, Jan 10, p 6
Theocracy, Defined, Dec 09, p 8
Tommy Douglas, Oct 09, p 25
Trade Unions, Decline of, Jan 10, p 5
United Nations
CONVENTION PROTECTING WOMEN, JAN 10, P 24
Problems with, Dec 09, p 4
United States
Debt Held by China, Dec 09, p 19
National Debt Clock, Sep 09, p 16
Relations with Iran, Dec 09, p 9
Unemployment, Sep 09, p 25
Welfare Fraud, Jan 10, p 6