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Focuses on the debate in Alberta over provincial funding of inappropriate material that was fostered by the publication of the book `Neurotica Erotica,' by Timothy J. Anderson, which was partially funded with provincial money. Examples of the poetry found in the book; Possible violations of the Criminal Code in several of the poems; How Anderson describes himself; Anderson's response to the printing of excerpts from the book. INSETS: An excerpt from Neurotica Erotica.;It's also illegal---not that anyone cares..

Reports on the decision of Alberta Premier Ralph Klein to allow social workers to place children in foster homes made up off homosexuals if they deemed it necessary. How conservatives in the government reacted; The informal policy prior to Klein's decision, which did not allow homosexuals to be foster parents; Comments from Lyle Oberg, Social Services minister; Possible reasons that social workers would place children with homosexual foster parents. INSET: New pressure to spend money, by Brian Mulawka..

Describes the controversies in Calgary and Edmonton over whether or not to allow rock musician Marilyn Manson to perform. Decisions by the Economic Development Edmonton committee of the Edmonton City Council to allow Manson to perform; Manson's history and background; Manson's religious beliefs as a Satanist.

Examines the problem of wild boar, escaped from surrounding farms, that have made their home in Edmonton's river valley, the longest stretch of urban parkland in North America. Dangers for city dwellers; Confrontation accounts; Response of police; Comments from Alberta swine expert George Foxcroft; Progenitors of the wild boar; Its features, including intelligence, tusk and nose; Alberta swine expert Geroge Foxcroft; Issues for their feral survival; Procreation in the wild. INSET: A tasty solution to the wild boar..

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.

Reports on the escape of two prisoners from Elbow Lake Correctional Institute near Harrison Mills, British Columbia who are suspected of killing two people. The debate that has ensued over what the men were doing in minimum security institution; What the suspects, Darby Cairns and John Wonnacott, were serving time for; How a prisoner's level of security is determined there.

The article features Mario Vargas Llosa, a Peruvian novelist who won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature. It states that Vargas Llosa was once a supporter of the revolution of Fidel Castro in Cuba, however, he turned his back away from Castro's side after seeing the maltreatment of the outspoken artists by the dictator. It adds that Vargas Llosa did not desire for his art to be recognized separately from individually from his politics or the other way around.

The article discusses the work of French filmmaker Eric Rohmer. His films were marked by internal dramas wherein a main character was confronted with an urgent moral decision. Rohmer was a key figure in the "French New Wave" style of film making, and also served as editor of the film periodical Cahiers du Cinema.

The article discusses ways on how to increase Health Information Management's (HIMs) visibility in the U.S. It states that bridging existing gaps and preventing silo effects can help increase the visibility of HIM within the organizations. Moreover, the organization's vision must be aligned with the organization's strategic goals. Furthermore, a strong relationship with key personnel must be developed.

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.

Focuses on a demonstration against Indian Affairs Minister Robert Nault, who was meeting with Musqueam leaseholders in Vanouver, British Columbia in Sepember 1999. The issue of annual rent for leaseholders and taxes owed on homes; Claims that the Supreme Court of Canada's 1997 Delgamuukw decision established native title in BC; Lack of federal government defense of provincial property rights.

Focuses on the appeal by retired North Shore News columnist Doug Collins for a judicial review of the Human Rights Code(HRC) of British Columbia after his censure by the Human Rights Tribunal. Findings of the Tribunal against Collins; Comments by Collins' lawyer Douglas Christie; Comments by the David Radler, chief operating officer of Hollinger International Incorporated, parent company of the North Shore News.

Reports on accusations made against Peggy Claude-Pierre, founder of Montreux Clinic in Victoria, British Columbia. Charges of coercing and abusing her critically ill clients; When Claude-Pierre opened her practice specializing in treating people with eating disorders; Investigations of Claude-Pierre after complaints from current and former employees.

Reports on a child pornography ruling by Canadian Justice Minister Anne McLellan that suggests that Canada should not worry about foreign children being exploited sexually. The case surrounding Vancouver pedophile John Sharpe; Arguments made by Sharpe's lawyer, Richard Peck who believes the Criminal Code prohibiting child pornography borders on thought control; Why British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Duncan Shaw ruled in favor of Sharpe in a January 13, 1999 decision.

Reports on a decision by a British Columbia Court of Appeals that ruled a chronically-ill woman is entitled to support from her ex-husband even though she has no children and she did not sacrifice her career for him. Background of the case regarding Marie Bracklow and her husband Frank; How the ruling is seen as part of a gradual change in Canadian legal philosophy.

Reports on a lawsuit filed by Kari Johnson of Aldergrove, British Columbia against Shirley Irwin, the Nisha Family and Children's Services Society, and the provincial government over a sexual relationship Irwin had with the father of Johnson's son. Claims made by Johnson; Testimony from the father, Mark Tisdall that Irwin sought sex in exchange for unauthorized access to his son; The prevalence of improper behavior among child welfare workers.

Comments on toilet training children. How attitudes have changed so that training is a developmental event; Pediatricians such as T. Berry Brazelton and his philosophy; Permissiveness in toilet training; The book `Toilet Training in Less than a Day,' by Nathan H. Azrin et al.

Focuses on legislation in Canada which allows Statistics Canada to require citizens to participate in various surveys. The refusal of Scott Cornell of Lions Bay, British Columbia to participate in the Survey of Family Expenditures; Punishments which Statistics Canada can levy for noncompliance; Comments from Jim Selley, a Statistics Canada regional director, about why the agency does not exercise its right to prosecute; Privacy and confidentiality issues.

Probes the outrage of homosexuals to a Valentine's Day poster displayed at Langara College in Vancouver, British Columbia. The consensus view of the poster's advocacy of heterosexuality; The abundance of posters that depict same-sex couples; Reactions of students and faculty; Concerns about freedom of speech.

Evaluates the CBC television program `Emily of New Moon.' Show based on a trilogy of books by Lucy Montgomery; Details about episodes; The 1990s attitude introduced into the plot by writer Marlene Matthews; Comments from Irene Gammel, University of Prince Edward Island's L.M. Montgomery Institute; Show's supernatural element not found in trilogy; Reasons for changes in the books' plots.

Looks at a study from Statistics Canada, by demographers Pierre Turcotte and Alain Belanger, that reveals an increase in common-law relationships. How young Canadian women, especially working women, are increasingly choosing common-law relationships over legal marriage for their first conjugal unions; The warning from social conservatives that the triumph of equality in the workplace will further lower the status of marriage, which would further diminish the status of children.

Discusses how senior citizens from British Columbia are flocking to Alberta in search of tangible financial benefits. Comparison of the number of seniors that relocated to Alberta and British Columbia between 1994-1995; The lower taxes and property costs in Alberta; The direct cash benefits.

Focuses on reactions to a speech given by feminist icon Gloria Steinem in Edmonton, Alberta, in November of 1997. Reaction of the audience; Subjects addressed by Steinem; Comments of `Chronicles' magazine editor Thomas Fleming.

Focuses on the impact of research on early childhood development on social workers and other child-care interventionists in Alberta. The Invest in Kids Foundation; Efforts to publicize research; Comments of physicians and psychologists; The National Foundation for Family Research and Education in Calgary; Claims that children are not the exclusive responsibility of parents.

Focuses on Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy. His efforts to garner support for a global ban on firearms; Suggestion that he is trying to apply Canadian Liberal standards of political morality worldwide; Agreement signed by the Organization of American States to combat the illegal sale of firearms; Axworthy's efforts to ban land mines.

Focuses on opthamologist Howard Gimbel's provision of services. His plan to offer speedy cataract surgery to patients who would pay a set fee per eye while those who could not provide the fee would have a waiting period; Alberta Health determination that a doctor cannot be in both public and private systems; Provision for Gimbel to perform surgery for patients from outside the province but not within it.

Focuses on the case Vriend v. Alberta heard before the Supreme Court of Canada which would make sexual orientation a protection under Alberta's Individual's Rights Protection Act. Delwin Vriend being fired from his job for allegedly flaunting his homosexuality; Details of the case.

Relates that Canadians seem largely disinterested in the personal scandals surrounding their leaders. Question of whether a politician's personal problems may skew the social policy agenda; Report that New Democrat leader Pam Barret's former live-in partner Stephen Edwards has been accused of assaulting her; Liberal MLA Pamela Paul pleading guilty to uttering threats to commit bodily harm, careless storage of a firearm and mischief.

Reports on the decision to remove the name of the scholar John MacEachran from the Universities of Alberta's records because of his involvement with the Alberta Eugenics Board. MacEachran's contributions to the University; Embarrassment of the university by the association with eugenics programs. INSET: A lesson unlearned..

Looks at the removal of video lottery terminals (VLT) from municipalities in Canada. The difficulty that towns have encountered in removing VLTs; Why provincial governments are delaying the removal of VLT machines despite municipal votes for removal; The contest with big business and big government; The incident in Lacombe and the VLT operators' fight for their gambling income.

Considers the direction of the Alberta Progressive Conservative convention that was taken by the delegates meeting in October, 1997. The speech of Premier Ralph Klein and the general tone of the meeting held in Edmonton, Canada; The shift of the party to the left and the issues of money and fiscal responsibility. INSET: Sclerotic erotica..

Considers some of the debate at the Alberta Conservative convention on the issue of funding for independent schools. The bitter disagreement and polarization caused; The resolutions proposed; Those who spoke against independent schools from the Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA); The comments of ATA executive Terry Riley.

Discusses a report released by Alberta Health which suggests that Albertans may soon have to pay for some services currently covered by medicare. Coming shift to more private health care; Details of report; Debate about extent to which government can cover health insurance; Role of regional health authorities; Objections to report; Increasing role of private companies; Why provinces follow the Canada Health Act.

Discusses the unique public consultation that the government of Alberta is seeking from citizens in October of 1997 about the Calgary Declaration. Opposition to the program from Social Crediter Randy Thorsteinson; How the consultation will be handled; What it aims to discover; Thorsteinson's claims that the questions in the survey are ambiguous; Outlook for passage of the Calgary Declaration.

Discusses education in Edmonton, Alberta in 1997. The Edmonton Public Schools and the choices they offer for education; A comparison of the James Gibbons Elementary School and the McArthur Elementary School; The type of public school that garners the most support from parents; How parental involvement affects the schools.