The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.
Ottawa - Prime Minister Paul Martin is set to announce more than $500 million in direct aid for cash-strapped cattle producers hit hard by the mad cow crisis. Martin is expected to use a farm near Lethbridge, Alberta today to make the long-awaited announcement. Sources say the full farm aid package to be announced could range close to $1 billion in value. Tens of thousands of Canadians marched Saturday to protest the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq on what was the one-year anniversary of the launch of military action. In Vancouver, more than 15,000 demonstrators crowded together to listen to left-wing activist Dr. Noam Chomsky speak out against the occupation. Ottawa - A 1997 federal law allowing officials to keep a close watch on convicted sex offenders released from prison is not working, says a new study. Bill C-55, which designates released prisoners as long-term offenders, is inappropriately snaring criminals who have committed no sex crimes, the study says. After running to become prime minister of Canada, Belinda Stronach now insists she's content to run for a seat as a backbench member of Parliament. Saturday's defeat to former Alliance party leader Stephen Harper in the contest for control of the new united Conservative party, stripped the young corporate mogul of her chance to compete for the country's highest political office.
