CBC News - Viewpoint: Past Contributors

PAST CONTRIBUTORS:

FROM THE RIGHT: TOM VELK
Do we really need an ethics commissioner? "Does Shapiro have any evidence that money has been stolen or that Parliament was deceived? Of course not. He has a floor crossing and some MPs who resent it."
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GLOBAL VIEW - AFGHANISTAN: AISHA AHMAD
After the Bush visit "In the aftermath of Bush's landmark visit, the security situation in the region is rapidly deteriorating."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM AISHA AHMAD

GLOBAL VIEW - ARGENTINA: AMANDA HOPKINS
Stencil graffiti: art or eyesore? "The stencils can be artistic designs without a clear message, or politically motivated and satirical."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM AMANDA HOPKINS

GLOBAL VIEW - ASIA PACIFIC: WENRAN JIANG
China's reform agenda may not take off easily "Beijing's new leaders have other priorities, and they are not quite the same as those of their predecessors."
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GLOBAL VIEW - UGANDA: ALANNA JORDE
Sad lessons of a Ugandan "housegirl" "There is power in language and it's difficult to imagine a grown women feeling particularly empowered by such a patronizing label, which must be a linguistic relic from colonial time."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM ALANNA JORDE

SLICE OF LIFE: DAWN DUMONT
Sleep? Who's got time? "Studies have shown that getting less that six hour (sleep) can impair your body and mind in the same way that alcohol does."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM DAWN DUMONT

HEALTH: JUNE ROGERS
A calorie is a calorie, right? Maybe.. "The only trouble with all this calorie counting is how calories are counted."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM JUNE ROGERS

GENERATION GAP: ROBYN HOLUKOFF
Teens don't need a cyber police state "There is no bogey man in our cyber closet — and such unwarranted fears may rob our youth of vital opportunities to develop into the well-adjusted adults of tomorrow."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM ROBYN HOLUKOFF

TECH TALK: GREG HUGHES
Network TV is in trouble
"The rise of the web has shown that people will always seek out credible sources online when they aren't accessible on television, or, at the very least, download shows they can watch on their own time on their own terms."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM GREG HUGHES

EXPAT FILES: DAVID ARGEN
Moving in the fresa circles
"Welcome to Guadalajara's hippest new spot. It's not a new club, but the city's first Starbucks Coffee outlet, which opened just before Christmas."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE EXPAT FILES

GLOBAL VIEW - JERUSALEM: JULIA GLOVER
A Muslim holds the Christians' key in Old Jerusalem
"In the sunny courtyard of the church, some of the locals and tourists are unaware of the tradition while others say it makes perfect sense."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM JULIA GLOVER

KATHERINE WALKER:
Red Lake tragedy knows no border
"Grandparents and Elders are highly regarded in aboriginal communities for the wealth of knowledge they possess. Because of such a social norm, the fact that Weise killed his grandfather is doubly horrific."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM KATHERINE WALKER

GLOBAL VIEW - SOUTHEAST ASIA: MATTHEW WALLS
Contradictions mark Singapore's same-sex scene
"Only in two other Southeast Asian countries are homosexual acts not illegal. They also happen to be the two countries with the greatest press freedom:Indonesia and Thailand."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM MATTHEW WALLS

HUGH DALE-HARRIS:
Giving thanks to Sedna, the Inuit �goddess� of the sea
"Looking out over the sea ice of Frobisher Bay in Iqaluit, it's hard to come to grips with what we just did."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM HUGH DALE-HARRIS

ANALYSIS: NEIL MACDONALD
Defining 'terrorism' is harder than you'd think
"The UN's new report on its own relevance has a surprisingly candid and sensible passage, especially coming from an institution whose default position on controversial issues is usually no position at all."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM NEIL MACDONALD

JOHN NORTHCOTT:
Do they know it's Christmas?
"There is nothing half-hearted about Tokyo's devotion to the season. Shops turn their whole stock over to it."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM JOHN NORTHCOTT

GLOBAL VIEW - UKRAINE: SARA NEWHAM
False hope and shattered dreams
"With declining standards of living, low wages, and generally few employment prospects in Ukraine, many view work abroad as the best option available to them."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM SARA NEWHAM

GLOBAL VIEW - SOUTH KOREA: D. JAMES ANDERSON
Buying a house in South Korea has its challenges
"A 1,200-sq.-ft. apartment in Jamshil costs just over a million dollars Canadian which is a little over 30 per cent more than it cost just a year ago."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM D. J. ANDERSON

GLOBAL VIEW: TERRY CORMIER
Together we shared the world
"Eight months of constant travel required compromise all round...Sometimes you just had to hang loose for a couple of hours..."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM TERRY CORMIER

GUEST COLUMN: MARC WEISBLOTT
Online Vampires
"With the flourishing of communities like VampireFreaks.com, it'd appear that good ol' adolescent alienation is becoming less of a problem."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM MARC WEISBLOTT

LIFE ON THE FARM: JOCELYN HAINSWORTH
Turning the calendar in next year country
"Mother Nature teased us with the most wonderful crops we�ve ever seen, and then froze them solid in mid-August."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM JOCELYN HAINSWORTH

GLOBAL VIEW - ARGENTINA: PATRICK KENNEDY
Lost (and found) in translation
"Of course, I have my slightly gullible side, and was taken in by the promise of being a fluent Spanish speaker with just six CDs."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM PATRICK KENNEDY

INSIDE INDIA: JEREMY COPELAND
Bhopal: victims and warriors
"At least 2,000 people in Bhopal died that night and hundreds of thousands were injured. It was the world�s worst industrial disaster."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM JEREMY COPELAND

CROSS-COUNTRY CHRONICLES: HAYLEY MICK
Halifax's day with the president
"If the people of Halifax were slightly star struck on Wednesday, it should come as no surprise."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM HAYLEY MICK

ADRIAN DIX:
Four more years
"The 2004 presidential election will go down as one of the closest in U.S. history."
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TOM VELK
Bush wins - Hooray for Canada
"John Kerry - with the same angry ill will that he showed throughout the campaign - delayed packing it in long after everyone else in the world knew he had lost - lost with a percent margin against him in the popular vote larger than any seen since 1988."
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ROBERT VIPOND:
Drugs, George W. Bush, and the Canadian connection
"The question of 'reimporting' drugs from Canada has become hot in key states like Florida in the run-up to the November presidential election."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM ROBERT VIPOND

DAN BROWN:
The greatest Canadian cliffhanger ever
"...in my mind Captain Canuck's unresolved fate may be the greatest cliffhanger in Canadian history. "
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM DAN BROWN

JOHN KEATING:
Escape from Herat
"I've never thought of teaching as a dangerous job."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM JOHN KEATING

ALIM REMTULLA:
No vacancy at the Iveria Hotel
"The Georgian capital of Tbilisi rests in the valley of the Mtkvari River, which flows through the city and divides it in two."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM ALIM REMTULLA

MATTHEW PACE:
A butterfly effect
"The enormousness of the silverback astonishes you when you see him up close."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM MATTHEW PACE

LYNDSAY DUNCOMBE:
Woe for the widows of Ghana
"It is because it is a custom. If it were not a custom I would not have to be stripped naked."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM LYNDSAY DUNCOMBE

OMAR SACHEDINA:
Facing AIDS head-on in Kenya
�With God all things are possible.�
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM OMAR SACHEDINA

ADRIENNE ARSENAULT:
Gay Pride: an otherworldly night in Jerusalem
"It is, apparently, raining men. Not frogs as some rather piously warned."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM ADRIENNE ARSENAULT

BUFFY CHILDERHOSE:
Pol Pot's legacy: amputees and scattered bones
"The atrocities of the Khmer Rouge may have long ended but Pol Pot's macabre legacy lives on..."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM BUFFY CHILDERHOSE

DECLAN HILL:
On leaving Iraq
"If, when danger threatens, I leave, what use is any lesson I may have given about freedom of the press?"
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM DECLAN HILL

KLAUS POHLE:
The presumption of innocence
"In a speech in January 2000, the then-chief justice of the Ontario Superior Court lamented that a discernible change in media culture in the coverage of the courts threatened both the 'the sanctity of the jury system and fair trial process itself.'"
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HEATHER BAKKEN:
Canadians want movies that taste good
"Whenever I think of the Canadian film industry, I think of Charlie the Tuna.""
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM HEATHER BAKKEN

THOM GORDON:
Khobar tragedy
"Everywhere we went we saw evidence of security patrols and installations with weapons ready to deter any threat."
» FULL COLUMN

TYLER TOKARYK:
Reading Robinson: What was he trying to say?
"In the current climate of pessimism and cynicism surrounding political discourse in Canada, how should Canadians respond to the controversy surrounding MP Svend Robinson's theft of an expensive diamond ring from a public jewelry sale?"
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM TYLER TOKARYK

STEPHEN A. NELSON:
The Taiwan election: staring across the strait
"It's all over but the crying. The presidential election in Taiwan is finished, the votes have been counted..."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM STEPHEN A. NELSON

NIL KOKSAL:
Canada woos Turkish brains
"It is never unusual to see a crowd in Istanbul. In a city of 15 million people, everything is crowded. Still, the steady stream of students filing into a posh hotel in the city over the weekend struck me as odd."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM NIL KOKSAL

ROBIN ROWLAND:
A tale of two amendments
"A century ago, religious conservatives in the United States tried to remake American society by amending the U.S. Constitution – and failed."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM ROBIN ROWLAND

PATCHEN BARSS:
Video games and violent behavior
"To best experience, you should turn off the lights, close the drapes, lock the door. Then get ready to kill."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM PATCHEN BARSS

JIM HOFFMAN:
Not just another day in Baghdad
"Guardian angels come in all shapes, sizes and religions."
» FULL COLUMN

DAN WESTELL:
A tip for securities regulators: More enforcement
"I woke up recently, as usual, to the CBC Radio News. As usual, there were reports of mayhem and politics, but this particular morning, there was a story that left me feeling angry and sick."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM DAN WESTELL

MARIA-INES ARRATIA:
AIDS in Malawi: What needs to be done
"Leaving Malawi before Christmas gives me a chance to experience some of the local preparations for the important Christian festivity. "
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM MARIA-INES ARRATIA

PATRICK BROWN:
Elvis made me what I am
"I heard the news on the radio as I drove across the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal, heading back to the CBC newsroom to file a story that will be forgotten for as long as Elvis Presley's death will be remembered."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM PATRICK BROWN

DAVID COMMON:
IRAQ: The Road to War - Getting in to get the story
"As the possibility of war becomes more of a certainty, journalists from around the world are trying to figure out how to cover it."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM DAVID COMMON

ROGER CURRIE:
100 Pounds and Still Counting Down
"Since January 1st of 2001 I have managed to lose roughly 100 pounds."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM ROGER CURRIE

TAMER MANSOUR:
It's a matter of hope
"I was thinking that a breakthrough might actually happen."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM TAMER MANSOUR

VIRGINIA ROBINSON:
I need you
"In the midst of a procedure, while I was working, I was stopped short by a pair of piercing, bright yellow eyes."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM VIRGINIA ROBINSON

DAWN NEILL:
A Canadian in Kuwait: Different this Time: "Controlled Panic"
"This last week has seen a flurry of activity throughout Kuwait to put the final plans in place for war. "
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM DAWN NEILL

RANDI DRUZIN:
A patio in Israel, a man with a pizza box
"On my second day in Tel Aviv, a dozen of us left our hotel and ventured into the city.'"
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM RANDI DRUZIN

JAY WOHLGELERNTER:
Dedicated to the memory of Dr. David Applebaum
"There have been ups and downs in peace initiatives, waves of terrorism, moments of relative quiet, and life goes on."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM JAY WOHLGELERNTER

BRIAN STEWART:
Piracy on the High Seas
"Piracy, which never really vanished, is now back, more dangerous than ever, along many of the same trade routes."
» FULL COLUMN | MORE FROM BRIAN STEWART

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