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	<title>Council on Hemispheric Affairs &#187; Canada</title>
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		<title>Lax Policies North of the Border: Eliminating the Long-Gun Registry</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The current session of the Canadian Parliament is currently debating legislation aiming to eliminate the long-gun registry system that has been maintained for many years, a move sponsored largely by the conservative party led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Since the conservatives mustered a majority government on May 3, 2011, initiatives to remove the registry and cater to the gun lobby have been anticipated. Some Canadians feel this is simply another step toward fulfilling more sweeping, long-term Conservative Party goals, culminating in an effort to “kill the current gun licensing scheme altogether.” The registry has long acted as a beneficial data-gathering instrument for legislative reform and regulatory analysis, in the pursuit of the restraint of private control of weapons. Authorities who have relied on this information to prevent gun violence throughout the country are concerned over the effects resulting from the elimination of such regulation on law enforcement and the safety and security of Canadians. In essence, the government has moved to eliminate a measure that has, for a lengthy period of time, protected its people from unnecessary gun violence. The Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) Union has spoken fervently against closing down the registry. CAW President Ken Lewenza insists that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RE: &#8220;Big Deals for Canadian Newspaper Publishers,&#8221; by Roy Greenslade, The Guardian</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Editor, Cheers for Roy Greenslade’s superb job in covering the recent mergers of major Canadian newspaper corporations in “Big Deals for Canadian Newspaper Publishers.” By acquiring the failing Victoria Times Colonist, two daily newspapers, and twenty  publications within the Potsdam Network, Glacier Media and Torstar Corp will hopefully ensure the continuation of news coverage for a broad spectrum of readers with varying political perspectives. In the age of Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and the like, traditional media coverage provided by skilled reporters and overseen by qualified editors has been pushed out of the scene in favor of the ever-growing appetite for instant information, regardless of merit. The snippet and the sound bite have superseded the rich fields of investigative journalism and the editorial process. It is not entirely comforting, however, that some media institutions like Glacier Media and Torstar Corp have pressured other companies by absorbing them, thereby placing them at the whim of media oligopolies. Their monopolistic control, while enabling the print media to survive, needs to be closely monitored. Unless media conglomerates are held accountable for maintaining objectivity and editorial oversight, the credibility and quality of printed news will become as ephemeral as the nontraditional media sources that have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pumping Petroleum from Hardisty to Houston</title>
		<link>http://www.coha.org/pumping-petroleum-from-hardisty-to-houston/</link>
		<comments>http://www.coha.org/pumping-petroleum-from-hardisty-to-houston/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Protests over the United States&#8217; potential endorsement of the Keystone XL Oil Pipeline have increased, springing the issue into national awareness. While environmentalists argue the dangerous consequences of destructive mining tactics, possible spills and accidents, and the invasiveness of a cross-country crude oil pipeline, pragmatists argue the pipeline&#8217;s economic and diplomatic advantages. The issue has now become mired in a swamp of politics, where the consequences of either support or rejection of the pipeline will be equally damaging to executive officials&#8217; patronage from their constituents. Demonstrations outside the White House in Washington, D.C. are not uncommon. However, if the average tourist visited the President’s residence between August 19 and September 2, he or she would have encountered especially vocal and defiant protesters. Residents of the United States  and Canada gathered in opposition to the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a 1,700 mile-long petroleum transit line extending from Hardisty, Alberta to several gulf cities in Texas. Well over 500 protesters were arrested while committing acts of civil disobedience in an extremely visible show of discontent with Washington’s pipeline construction inclinations.[1] The protestors demanded that President Obama withhold his support for the project, citing the potential impact on mid-western states’ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Residential Schools: Canada’s Inglorious Educational Past</title>
		<link>http://www.coha.org/residential-schools-canadas-inglorious-educational-past/</link>
		<comments>http://www.coha.org/residential-schools-canadas-inglorious-educational-past/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Critics claim that Canada’s residential schools were part of a cultural raid designed to replace aboriginal culture and heritage with European values Many of these schools have a severe negative impact on native people who suffered rampant sexual and physical abuse Background In 2008, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s apology to former students of residential schools was a momentous step in repairing a tragic blemish in the relationship between aboriginals and the Canadian authorities.[1] It was the first time in Canadian history that a prime minister formally apologized for the mistreatment of native students who attended residential schools.[2] The apology occurred immediately after the federal parliament approved a USD 2 billion compensation package for victims who had attended 130 such schools across Canada.[3] Between the opening of the schools in the 1820s and the closing of the last school in 1996, a total of 150,000 children were separated from their families and forced to attend the residential schools, which were often located far from their homes.[4] Not only were these usually Catholic-run facilities infamous for the sexual and physical abuse of students, but they were also breeding grounds for often-fatal diseases.[5] It was not uncommon for tuberculosis to kill nearly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hidden Hegemony: Canadian Mining in Latin America</title>
		<link>http://www.coha.org/hidden-hegemony-canadian-mining-in-latin-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canada&#8217;s mining industry is the largest in the world, with a sizable presence in the developing world. In Latin America, Canadian mining companies are often involved in environmentally destructive and socially irresponsible practices. One Canadian mining company, Pacific Rim, is accused of killing activists opposed to its ongoing mining activities in El Salvador. To date, the Canadian government has not taken measures to hold its mining industry to human rights and environmental standards abroad. A grassroots protest in Peru, which unfortunately turned violent, may represent a policy shift with regard to foreign mining on indigenous lands, Canada&#8217;s mining industry is the largest in the world, and in 2004 its world market share accounted for 60 percent of all mining companies. In fact, the entire Latin American region is second only to Canada in terms of the breadth of its mining exploration and development activity.[i] In what some call the &#8220;halo effect,&#8221; Canadian industries have been perceived as the more conscientious alternative to their U.S. equivalents. Since Canadian industries are understood to have socially responsible practices, especially in contrast to those of American companies, they are typically welcomed abroad.[ii] Nonetheless, recent accusations that the Canadian mining company Pacific Rim played a [...]]]></description>
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