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August 25th, 2004
August 25, 2004
Features
Who Engineered the Overthrow of Democracy?
Canada in Haiti
Who Engineered the Overthrow of Democracy?Anthony Fenton digs into Canada's role in the overthrow of a democratic government in Haiti, and the players involved. His investigation raised questions. Among others: was Canada's involvement to diplomatic enabling, or have Canadian troops been directly involved in the hundreds of political assassinations that followed the coup?
Who Engineered the Overthrow of Democracy?
Aug 25
August 25, 2004
Literature & Ideas
Books, August 2004
Linda Besner reviews new poetry from Adeena Karasick, Alexandra Leggat, David Helwig and a recently translated play by Michel Marc Bouchard.
Written On Water
Aug 25
August 25, 2004
Labour
Aliant Loses $13 Million
In labour news, the Aliant strike drags on, Quebec's union's cancel a plan for a general strike against Charest, Parks Canada workers go on strike, along with home care workers in Newfoundland and health-sector workers in York Region.
Aliant Loses $13 Million on Strike, refuses to negotiate
Aug 25
August 25, 2004
Environment
President Bush, See You in Court
Is there legal recourse for those who are losing their land and livelihood to climate change? Yuill Herbert finds out what courts will hear their cases, and what precedents might help.
Judging the cost of climate change
Aug 25
August 25, 2004
Media Analysis
Missing History in Action
Joseph Pannell is being threatened with extradition to the United States for a crime he allegedly committed thirty years ago. Dru Oja Jay looks at the assumptions that the media brings to the case.
Canadian coverage of Joseph Pannell and the Black Panther Party
Aug 25
August 25, 2004
Original Peoples
Colonialism and Kanehsatake
The people of Kanehsatake are in an ongoing battle with the federal government. The government says it's about crime; Mohawks explain that their land and sovereignty are at stake. Kim Petersen takes a critical look.
Are dispossession and forced integration ongoing?
Aug 25
August 25, 2004
Arts
Drawing a Response
Suddenly, drawing is in. Hype of the moment or a new art movement? Max Liboiron finds diagrams, computer inspired illustrations, and twists on pop culture in New York.
With simpler media, complex work appears
Aug 25
August 25, 2004
Accounts
"Best hope for success" or imperial power grab? Jen Peirce reports on the Central American Free Trade Agreement from El Salvador.
El Salvadorans Ask: do we CAFTA?
"Best hope for success" or imperial power grab? Jen Peirce reports on the Central American Free Trade Agreement from El Salvador.
Aug 25
July 21st
July 21, 2004
Ottawa
From the Lower End of Ottawa's Carrot Patch
The Ottawa edition of the Dominion, which is distributed by the poor and homeless, has been very well received by police, city officials, and the Sparks Street and Byward Market authorities, as well as by the media and the general public.
Jul 21
July 21, 2004
Ottawa
Raise the Rates: Demonstrators
On June 11, a crowd of approximately 50 welfare recipients, disability pensioners, homeless people, and concerned citizens from all walks of life (some in wheel chairs) gathered underneath the Terry Fox bridge in Ottawa for the "Raise the Rates" protest.
Jul 21
July 21, 2004
Canadian News
Martin Calls for Cooperation on Free Trade, Military Interventions
Jul 21
July 21, 2004
Accounts
The Canadian Left is Failing to Stand Up for Haiti
In a rare exception to the Dominion's de facto lack of opinion articles, Yves Engler argues that Haitians are risking their lives to fight an illegal regime that the Canadian government is propping up.
Haitians are risking their lives to fight an illegal regime that Canada supports
Jul 21
July 21, 2004
Features
Canada, Empire
Humanitarianism, peacekeeping, and other myths
Humanitarianism, peacekeeping, and other myths
Jul 21
July 20th
July 20, 2004
Environment
What images spring to mind when you imagine a northern cruise vacation? Crystal clear water, teaming with sea life; humpback whales, porpoise and dolphin frolicking for your viewing pleasure; or perhaps just the vastness of a clean, wild ocean untouched by human pollution. These images contradict the current reality of the cruise industry. A single cruise ship discharges approximately 1.3 million litres of waste water per day, more than the port city of Haines, Alaska.
Cruise Control?
What images spring to mind when you imagine a northern cruise vacation? Crystal clear water, teaming with sea life; humpback whales, porpoise and dolphin frolicking for your viewing pleasure; or perhaps just the vastness of a clean, wild ocean untouched by human pollution. These images contradict the current reality of the cruise industry. A single cruise ship discharges approximately 1.3 million litres of waste water per day, more than the port city of Haines, Alaska.
Jul 20
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The Dominion is a monthly paper published by an incipient network of independent journalists in Canada. It aims to provide accurate, critical coverage that is accountable to its readers and the subjects it tackles. Taking its name from Canada's official status as both a colony and a colonial force, the Dominion examines politics, culture and daily life with a view to understanding the exercise of power.