http://www.tolerance.ca/Default.aspx?L=en Independent and neutral with regard to all political and religious orientations, Tolerance.ca® aims to promote awareness of the major democratic principles on which tolerance is based. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:30:08 -0500 2010 Tolerance.ca en-ca http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=76549&L=en VALPARAISO, Chile - Strong aftershocks and a tsunami alert rocked Chile and rattled nerves Thursday as rightwing billionaire Sebastian Pinera was sworn in as the new president of the quake-hit nation. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:06:00 GMT 24 Hour World News Graciela Almendras - © 2010 AFP http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=76553&L=en PORT-AU-PRINCE - The first kidnappings of aid workers in Haiti jolted the thousands-strong foreign relief operation in the quake-torn nation Thursday, adding to the staggering challenges it faces two months after the country's deadly disaster. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:30:00 GMT 24 Hour World News Marc Burleigh - © 2010 AFP http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=76463&L=en TEL AVIV - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly apologised Thursday to US Vice President Joe Biden, hoping to defuse a row over settlements that appeared to scuttle indirect peace talks with the Palestinians. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:32:00 GMT 24 Hour World News Gavin Rabinowitz - © 2010 AFP http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=76558&L=en WASHINGTON - The United States on Thursday accused China and Iran of increasing human rights abuses as it raised the alarm about growing anti-Semitism worldwide and discrimination of Muslims in Europe. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:08:00 GMT 24 Hour World News Lachlan Carmichael - © 2010 AFP http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=76573&L=en HAVANA - Cuban dissident hunger striker Guillermo Farinas was hospitalized Thursday after losing consciousness as he began a third week of fasting, a spokesman said. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:14:00 GMT 24 Hour World News Rigoberto Diaz - © 2010 AFP http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=76552&L=en JOS, Nigeria - Dressed in black and carrying wooden crosses, thousands of women marched Thursday in Nigerian city of Jos to express grief at a new bout of sectarian carnage and anger at the failure to stop it. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:06:00 GMT 24 Hour World News Aminu Abubakar and Sophie Mongalvy - © 2010 AFP http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=76540&L=en BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was in a tight contest to keep his job as he vied with ex-premier Iyad Allawi, initial election results from four of the country's 18 provinces showed Thursday. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:36:00 GMT 24 Hour World News Salam Faraj - © 2010 AFP http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=76572&L=en ABU DHABI - Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have signalled a willingness to press China to support tough new sanctions on Iran, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:11:00 GMT 24 Hour World News Dan De Luce - © 2010 AFP http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=76521&L=en ATHENS - Greek police clashed with hooded youths on Thursday as thousands demonstrated against austerity measures aiming to end a crippling debt crisis and the country was gripped by a new general strike. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:51:00 GMT 24 Hour World News John Hadoulis - © 2010 AFP http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=76557&L=en MOGADISHU - Somali government forces backed by African Union troops raided Islamist rebel positions in Mogadishu Thursday, sparking a heavy fire exchange which killed more than 20 civilians and injured scores. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:45:00 GMT 24 Hour World News Mustafa Haji Abdinur - © 2010 AFP http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=76537&L=en The New Housing Price Index rose 0.4% in January, registering the same month-over-month growth rate for the third consecutive month. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Media http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=76536&L=en Canada's merchandise exports grew 0.5% in January, a slower pace than in the previous four months, while imports declined 1.7%. As a result, Canada posted a trade surplus with the world of $799 million in January compared with a surplus of $75 million in December.   Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Media http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=76514&L=en The federal government's science and technology expenditures on biotechnology in 2008/2009 reached $937 million, up 1.8% from 2007/2008 measured in current dollars Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Media http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=76507&L=en The culture of Mithala, the birth place of Goddess Sita, for long thrived with the vibrant colours of Madhubani paintings. An art which till recently was known more to be a culture, Madhubani paintings have come a long way both from the Goongat (veil) under which they were done and the mud walls on which they were painted.   Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Venus's Column Venus Vinod Upadhayaya http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=76186&L=en by Claire Tremblay The Alternative Report issued in response to the Federal government's report on women's progress in Canada 15 years after the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action is a refreshing counterpoint to the Harper government's manipulation of the facts.   Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Points of view http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=76039&L=en Ottawa, ON – Budget 2010 is making intelligent investments to help students find their way into post-secondary education, and assisting new graduates in finding employment, but has announced little for existing students facing over $500 million in lost income, due to the recession last summer, and are having difficulty paying for college and university.   Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=75455&L=en OTTAWA – Canada faces its worst job crisis in a generation and the federal government needs to step forward with a solution in this week’s budget, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=75454&L=en Dhaka/Brussels - The Bangladesh government has taken steps to dismantle the terrorist group Jammat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), but it should not take its demise for granted: the organisation is regrouping and the possibility of another attack is increasing. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=75337&L=en Following several requests from readers, Victor Teboul's books can now be purchased directly from Tolerance.ca. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Books by Victor Teboul http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=73530&L=en After the xenophobic security law and the special ethnic regulations in Roma settlements, the Italian government is about to introduce the “residence permit by point-system”. This is a serious violation of human rights that must be immediately stigmatized and corrected by the international political and legal institutions.   Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Roberto Malini's Point of View Roberto Malini http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=73329&L=en In one of its latest judgments, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, an island situated at the southern tip of India, has granted an additional year to its president's term, following the 26 January 2010 presidential election in the country where outgoing President Mahinda Rajapaksa was re-elected. Given its nature, the piece of news would normally fall as a tile on the head of ordinary citizens waking up one day to learn that their President or their Prime Minister was granted one additional year to the term for which he was elected.   Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Richard Tremblay's Column Richard Tremblay http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=74418&L=en Mrs. Nazila Fathi is a journalist who covers her native Iran for The New York Times. Her house came under surveillance. She was practically under house arrest. She left Iran on the night before July 1, 2009 , after the surveillance team left. Many people as well as almost all of her sources and some of her friends had already been arrested. Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Interviews Aziz Enhaili