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Reports on a study which shows that young girls are interested in their weight. Description of the study, which showed that many five-year old girls know what dieting is and can be unhappy with their weight; Advice to parents to prevent their children from becoming obsessed with their weight and body image.

Profiles the late David McTaggart, killed in a car accident in March, 2001, who is credited with expanding the environmental organization Greenpeace International. History of Greenpeace, which was started in Vancouver, British Columbia in the 1960s; Background information on McTaggart's career; Statement that McTaggart became wealthy as a result of his involvement with Greenpeace; Comments of Greenpeace founders Paul Watson and Patrick Moore regarding McTaggart's management of the organization.

Reports that British Columbia resident Norman Porter was sentenced to a year in prison after faking a building-location certificate. How Porter built a garage partially on a neighbor's property; Statement that Porter was found guilty of defrauding land, forging a surveyor's certificate and willfully removing a boundary marker; Plans of Porter's lawyer to appeal the conviction on the grounds that the encroachment was based on an old fenceline.

Reports that United Furniture Warehouse founder John Volken has decided to fund a shelter for the homeless in Vancouver, British Columbia. How money for the shelter will come from Volken's charitable foundation, from a percentage of profits from his stores, and from corporate and private donations; Statement that his motivation for charity comes from his faith as a Mormon; His thoughts on how the government can support charities. INSET: Score one for the poverty industry.

Discusses the increase of political activism in Canada in early 2001. Examples of the activities of the New Democratic Party and the Canadian Alliance; Potential reasons for the rise of activism, including the inability of people to effect change in the parliamentary system in Canada; Belief of some that it is sensible for the conservatives to become more involved in activism. INSET: Raging granny Shirley Douglas.

Discusses a child custody case in Canada, in which the British Columbia Supreme Court granted child custody to a mother who operates a massage parlor and pornographic Web site. Role of modern attitudes towards morality in the case; Discussion of family law in Canada; Comments from author William Gairdner and lawyer Doug Christie. INSET: Two for the price of one.

Reports that the Vancouver School Board in British Columbia (BC) filed abuse reports against the FreeVote.com Web site because of alleged 'hate speech.' Advice of University of BC professor Richard Rosenberg to teachers; Comment of FreeVote's creator, Brad Fitzpatrick, about the site's policy against offensive content.

Announces the voyage of the aluminum catamaran Nadon, renamed the St. Roch II, through the Northwest passage in the year 2000. Commemoration of the voyage of the original St. Roch which became the first ship to sail around North America in 1950; Obstacles to the voyage of the St. Roch II, including funding and a complaint filed by the Canadian Merchant Service Guild; Promotion of Canadian identity and unity because of the voyage.

Reports on the efforts of openly homosexual New Democratic Party member of parliament Svend Robinson to facilitate the legalization of same-sex marriage in Canada. Introduction of a private bill which would amend the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees) Act; Expectation that the bill will not gain the support of Liberals; Opinion of gay journalist Gerald Hannon that those behind gay marriage want homosexuals to give up cultural differences and fit into a comfortable mold. INSET: Loud, proud and straight.

Reports on the contamination of a Vancouver, British Columbia apartment building by vaporized mercury. Evacuation of the tenants after the death of Magdi Moussa, the resident of the complex who accidentally vaporized the liquid metal; How quicksilver, as mercury is also known, is safe unless it is in a gaseous state; Necessity of testing the tenants for abnormal mercury levels.

Reports on charges filed against former Canadian pop star Terry Jacks, who resides in British Columbia, for assaulting his wife Maggi with a dishrag. Mention of British Columbia's zero-tolerance policy on domestic abuse; Jacks' opinion that his wife, who continues to reside with Jacks, as of April, 2001, is using the accusation as leverage in the couple's divorce; How Jacks, founder of the organization Environmental Watch, believes the case makes a mockery of women who get beaten up.

Reports on the resolution of sexual harassment charges filed against former British Columbia cabinet minister Robin Blencoe. How complaints made in 1995 were not settled until 2001; Statement that Blencoe was fired from his position as a result of the allegations; Comments of Blencoe's wife, Victoria, regarding the effects of the charges on the family.

Asserts that, as of February, 2001, the political status of crime victims has become a determinant in the severity of punishment for criminals. Opinion that there exists a move toward so-called status justice, which punishes crimes on the basis of the victim's social status, rather than the severity of the crime; Perception that some groups, including minorities, women, children and homosexuals, receive preferential treatment in the justice system; Fears that violent crime is not taken seriously.

Focuses on witness intimidation in the India Air Flight 182 bombing trial. Length of the investigation of the bombing; Possibility that witnesses who fear for their lives could refuse to testify; Murder of Tara Singh Hayer, who was suggested as a witness.

Remembers Melvin Smith, commentator and civil servant in British Columbia. His death from cancer on September 3, 2000; Biographical information; Comments of friends and allies regarding his bravery and care for society; Details of the Mel Smith Fund.

Focuses on the ordination of Hien Minh Nguyen, a Vietnamese refugee, as a Catholic priest in Canada. Details of his family's flight from Vietnam; Presence of his father and Archbishop Nguyen at the ordination; Biographical information

Offers information on the punishment of British Columbia radio host Peter Warren for insulting Christians on CKNW in December 1998. Reaction of listener Bernard Tarling; Details of Tarling's complaint to the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CAB); Comments from Tarling and others; Evidence of a double standard in CAB rules.