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Indian medicine

(October 30, 2002) Richmond, B.C. has the healthiest people in Canada, Statistics Canada reports. “Life expectancy in Richmond is the highest in the country, at 81.2 years.” Unless you’re an Indian. Continue reading

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Give us your healthy, your wealthy, your wise

(October 16, 2002) The whiter our skin and the deeper our roots in Canadian soil, the sicker we are in mind and body. The more recently we have arrived in Canada, the fitter we are and the more we practise values espoused by native-born Canadians. Continue reading

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Tort or No-Fault: Not an easy choice

(October 10, 2002) “The new tort coverage will be available January 1st, 2003 to meet the needs of those people in the province who want an alternative to no-fault insurance,” said Crown Investments Corporation Minister, Maynard Sonntag. Continue reading

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Corn-based fuel

(October 9, 2002) Letters re: The Corn Isn’t Green, Lawrence Solomon, Sept. 25. Continue reading

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World’s poor lose out in western farm subsidy policy

(October 6, 2002) Critics argue subsidies for western farmers are hurting those in the Third World. You probably didn’t wake up this morning thinking about farm subsidies but that may just be the problem. If you’re debating what wins the award as the most ridiculous economic policy of the world’s richest nations, farm subsidies may get the nod. Continue reading

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