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In Partial Defence of Joe Wilson (R-Crazy)

…US$0.5m For more information, see http://www.sipri.org/contents/armstrad/output_types_TIV.html Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database Total 1980-1989 Austria 190 Brazil 556 Canada 89 China 4928 Czechoslovakia 160 Denmark 226 East Germany (GDR)25 Egypt 343…

World Trade Organization ruling, IMF to rule

…the U.S. valued at $453 million. By last year, that had increased to 46 million tires valued at $1.7 billion. This affects Canada as well, since many tires are made…

Consumer Financial Product Agency

…products in a consistent manner across the board. In 2001, Canada created an independent agency much like the proposed CFPA. I recently spoke with some Canadian economists, and they not…

Right to Water

…international and national treatments of water as property/commodity in China, India, Australia, South Africa Update 3: David Zetland updates us on Perceived and actual use of water in Canada, Current…

International Workers’ Day

rdan May 1st, International Workers’ Day, commemorates the historic struggle of working people throughout the world, and is recognized in many countries (66?) but not the United States, Canada, and…

Do not confuse American companies with American jobs.

…be eligible for stimulus money for the steel slabs it casts in Ontario, Canada. I’m not defending the “buy American” provisions of the stimulus bill. I’m just saying they’re not…

IBM Offers To Move Laid Off Workers To India

…the program is limited to “satisfactory performers who have been notified of separation from IBM U.S. or Canada and are willing to work on local terms and conditions.” The latter…