Fetal stem cell research is morally and scientifically flawed.Despite the promise of miracle cures for everything from spinal cord injuries to Alzheimer’s, it is wrong to take human life in the form of embryos for the potential future benefit of others. I emphasize potential because there is no concrete evidence that stem cell research will… Continue reading Scientific progress or exploiting the unborn
Tag: Point/counterpoint
Toe to toe over organized labour
By Вen Li
Point: Вen Li What would you do if a highly-vocal and disruptive group of people bent on spreading hatred and disdain towards another group arrived in your city? Edmontonians welcomed them with open arms in August as the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees bussed in members from all around Alberta to demonstrate in front of the… Continue reading Toe to toe over organized labour
Bush sparks debate about Kyoto Accords
By Вen Li
Excuse me for sounding American, but pulling out of the Kyoto Accords in late March is the best thing President George W. Bush has done. The Accords, established in 1997 but never ratified by the United States for various political reasons, seek to reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases to five per cent below 1990… Continue reading Bush sparks debate about Kyoto Accords
Bush sparks debate about Kyoto Accords
By Вen Li
So George W. Bush, the bumbling oilman, turned tail and ran from the Kyoto Accords. Just behind him were his big oil company amigos cheering him on. And who was left behind? Worried environmentalists, the European Union and developing nations.Countries agreed in the Kyoto Accord to reduce emissions to 95 per cent of 1990 levels… Continue reading Bush sparks debate about Kyoto Accords
Rape shield: Investigating section 276
By Jan Creaser
The main criticism against section 276 of the criminal code, the rape-shield law, is that it supposedly hinders an individual from gaining information for full answer and defence in pretrial by preventing the accused from asking questions about a woman’s sexual history as outlined in sections 7 and 11 of the Canadian Charter of Rights… Continue reading Rape shield: Investigating section 276
Campus Crossfire: Bill 11
By Brian Low
The Alberta Tories have introduced a bill that will result in the issuance of permits for a number of privately run, limited-service medical facilities. The opposition and a number of other interest groups are up in arms, decrying the death of our “distinctly Canadian” Medicare system. Good grief.Before I begin, let’s dispel a few common… Continue reading Campus Crossfire: Bill 11
Campus Crossfire: Bill 11
By Brian Low
Thump. Thump. Hear that? It’s the sound of Ralphie’s truth squads marching your way.This week, at the cost of $300,000, a propaganda machine better oiled than Paul Joseph Goebbels’ sent copies of Bill 11 to your mailbox.This bill will allow regional health authorities to contract out services to private providers. Why? Well, dear Ralph will… Continue reading Campus Crossfire: Bill 11