February 2005

table of contents

Cops as Criminals
by Don Colby
What makes cops go bad? Or is it just their job?

Cops are People in Your Neighbourhood
by Robert Hall
A look at how things went so terribly wrong for Neil Stonechild and other Aboriginal youth in Saskatoon

Artist’s Voice
Briarpatch salutes the creative ways that our cultural workers bring our messages of social change to the people
Devon Floyd
by Chelsea Jones

Tattered Genes
by Terry Pugh
Dr. David Suzuki warns of the dangers of ripping genes out of one species and patching them into species where they don’t belong

Poisoning Ourselves
by Paule Hjertaas
Could your symptoms be trying to tell you something?

Canadian Compassion
by Charlie Belhumeur

Ethanol Ethics
by Darrin Qualman
A full gas tank could mean an empty stomach

Petroleum’s Reign
by Paul Bobier

On the Road to Somewhere
by Esteban Magnani
Workers lay claim to the tools of production in Argentina

Canada’s Complicity in the Ongoing Massacre
by Yves Engler
Caribbeans are losing respect for Canada because of our involvement with the USA and France in the despicable activities in Haiti

What if…?
by Matthew Behrens
Would Jesus Christ stand a chance if he applied as a refugee?

Culture and Reviews

Film:
Two Worlds Colliding

Book:
Wolfwood on Reporting the World

My Opinion
by Ranald MacFarlane
Take the Sane Agricultural Challenge