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Urban myth
Letter to the Editor:
Re: Globalization Equals Urbanization, Lawrence Solomon, May 9.
Mr. Solomon’s comments on commodity prices declining are bang on, but metal prices have historically always been priced globally. However, this does not mean that we must give up their production. Thirty years ago, Canadian technologies in mining and forestry were world class. Today they are nowhere. This has nothing to do with urbanization, but is a symptom of a Canadian malaise in R&D.
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Lawrence Solomon's Next City Part Five: Advice to cities: take control of your province
This is the last of a five-part series on what should be done about our cities. Part Five: Cities must force provinces to adopt policies conducive to urban interests.
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Bush the redeemer
Can Arabs trust George Bush’s vow to liberate Iraq? Only an Arab fool would entrust his life, and that of his family, to the word, the steadfastness, or the courage of an American president.
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Ignorant by decree
A free press is currently an alien concept throughout the Arab world. Credit: Adam Butler, The Associated Press.
Last Thursday, according to Reuters and other media outlets, Ayatollah Sistani, the undisputed leader of Iraq’s Shiites, issued a fatwa ordering his countrymen not to resist the coalition forces that had come to overthrow Saddam Hussein’s regime. A leading Shiite foundation in London corroborated the Reuters story.
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Free Newfoundland
It is June 3, 2008, and an overwhelming 71% of Newfoundlanders have today voted to separate from Canada. The province will now begin to negotiate its exit from Confederation.
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Urban Renaissance Institute 