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Canada and the World Backgrounder articles from September 2001
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Canada and the World Backgrounder archives from September 2001
Listen to the People.(learning from the French Revolution)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... History shows that when the citizens start to pry up the cobblestones the ruling elites should act with great caution
Gaston slipped the blade of his knife between the stones. Gradually, he loosened the compacted dirt. As he worked he...
The Rising Tide.
September 1, 2001... The goal of business is to open all markets so that goods and capital can move in an unrestricted may across national borders. This, say the corporations, mill raise the living standards of everybody
Economic freedom leads to growth, and...
Brands Are for Cattle.(brand choice)
September 1, 2001... Creating a brand that is known the world over is an expensive business strategy, but it's one that produces enormous pay-offs
French people are very proud of their nation and its culture. So, it's not surprising that one of the heroes of...
Where Has All the Power Gone?
September 1, 2001... Have our democratic institutions been co-opted by un-elected corporate pressure groups? Are the world's global corporations setting the political agenda, or are our elected governments still free to act in the interests of the people who voted...
The Unglobal Economy.
September 1, 2001... There are many who believe that globalization is not global at all, and that free trade has everything to do with making profits for the rich, not sharing wealth with the poor
One argument against globalization is that the world's...
The Civil Society.
September 1, 2001... Growing numbers of people are losing faith that their elected representatives make decisions on behalf of the voters; they're looking for a more balanced world
The federal election of November 2000 drew the lowest voter turnout of any...
More Than Blah, Blah, Blah.(Quebec Summit )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The leaders of 34 countries met in Quebec City to discuss hemispheric free trade but the most vivid image of the gathering is the three-metre-high fence that authorities erected around the site of the talks to keep out protesters
The...
Quote ... Unquote.
September 1, 2001... "The prospect of pain must be inserted into the equation else the solution will never be suitable."
Jack Valenti, President of the U.S.-based Motion Picture Association talking about free trade negotiations
"Money is like dung. If you...