Articles from Western Standard (January 29, 2007)

Title	Author	Type	Words
And baby makes four: an Ontario court permits two lesbians and a sperm donor to be a child's parents.			714
Backing our sons and daughters: Canadians are once again proud of their military, says Canada's Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Rick Hillier.	Stuart, Matthew	Interview	720
Better to be careful: the safety value of bicycle helmets seems a no-brainer, but guess again.	Luik, John		694
Buzzwords.			228
Canada rearms: after a half-century of propaganda arguing armed power to be passe, Canadians are rediscovering their admiration of military valour in the need to defend civilization.	Stuart, Matthew		1628
Confused sin tax.	Cosh, Colby		510
Conservative enough? After angering core supporters by taxing income trusts, the Tories must now prove themselves investor-friendly.	Steel, Kevin		1449
Correction.		Correction notice	28
Diplomacy at all costs: America's aging foreign policy elite still treats war as a public relations enterprise.	Mansur, Salim		697
Feedback.	McIntyre, Dalton; Bezant, Ron; Supeene, Patrick; Dean, D.R.; Maroun, Fred; Kaufmann, Doris; Marshman	Letter to the editor	838
Fool you twice? Albertans think they no longer need to fear Ottawa. Think again.	Byfield, Ted		690
Franco wouldn't have negotiated.	Cosh, Colby		110
Harper's almost hidden agenda: could the nefarious Conservative plan be the recovery of the 1867 Canadian Constitution?	O'Neill, Terry		1574
If not just, at least efficient.	O'Neill, Terry		461
In a league of her own: wife, mother and baseball Hall of Famer Millie McAuley was proudest of Edmonton's 1951 victory over Toronto.	Olivier, Victor		716
Inconvenient truths: Canada's next generation of leaders may be more eager to suppress politically incorrect speech.	O'Neill, Terry		752
Is the Christian cross still a meaningful historical symbol in Canada?	O'Neill, Terry		260
Legal tricks: legalized prostitution is promoted as a women's rights issue, but it simply legitimizes sexual abuse.	Doll, Cyril		1087
Me? Perfect? Even good families are made from flawed people, some more flawed than others.	Woodard, Kathy		685
Monthly potluck: on First Thursdays, Calgary's visual, live performance and culinary artists unite to offer a taste of culture.	Thistlethwaite, Sheila		725
Negatively charged: Alfonso Cuaron's Children of Men is bleak and dour ... and wonderful.	McLennan, Neil		542
Next come copyright laws.	Cosh, Colby		152
On the border of the new West: upbeat at birth, but having suffered six slow decades of socialism, Saskatchewan could have a dynamic future.	Dolphin, Ric		1337
Organic Schmorganic: from demonizing fish farms to promoting 'salmon-safe' food, the health food industry proves it's all about marketing.	Verboven, Will		684
Poison pen.		Cartoon	4
Providing a taste of home: the Western Standard now goes free to our troops abroad, and we will continue to support them however we can.	Levant, Ezra		672
Publisher's picks.	Levant, Ezra		93
Resisting docility: those deserving peace should prepare for war, said the old Roman statesman, and that remains true today.	Woodard, Joe		699
Sans white Bronco.	Cosh, Colby		117
Scared into our wits: the real threat to the West is our refusal to face reality. So there is cause for hope in what we have to fear.	Warren, David		699
Solidarity whenever: a little noticed labour law amendment could hamstring the national economy.	Doll, Cyril		677
Stuck on yesterday's issues: western civilization's fixation on racial discrimination blinds it to the real threat of societal disintegration.	Steyn, Mark		1434
That they may be one.	Cosh, Colby		127
The Battle of Piestany: the brawl at the 1987 world junior hockey championships brought unprecedented attention to the world juniors.	Cosh, Colby		709
Who cleans the bathroom?	Cosh, Colby		100