Entries Tagged as 'Canada'

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Signs of ecocide all around

MONTREAL – In the tropical section of this city’s Biodome, essentially a museum of the environment, I felt very much at home. Outside, snow stretched in all directions, but the interior climate was warm and humid – just like Florida’s. And it reminded me of how clever people can be.
In this case, they creatively replicated [...]

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Good news as Canada recognizes Kosovo

MONTREAL — When I picked up a copy of The Globe and Mail last week and read that Canada had recognized Kosovo’s independence, all I could think was: Good for Ottawa. It was no doubt a difficult decision but the right one.
Predictably, Serbian Ambassador Dusan Batakovic threw a fit, issued the exaggerated statement that [...]