Monthly Archives: May 2009

African Aid Must Stop (1)

Born and raised in Zambia but educated at Oxford and Harvard, Dambisa Moyo was an uncommon face as a black woman in the world of high finance. Now with the publication of her book Dead Aid, she has become an … Continue reading

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MacLeans On EI Reform

Perhaps it’s a sign of the tough economic times. As the ranks of the jobless continue to swell in Canada, politicians have taken to bickering over just what to do with them. Over the past month, the Liberals have made … Continue reading

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A Whiff of Revolution In The Air (8)

Great Britain is currently suffering through one of the most deplorable scandals in its long history of democracy. Several House of Commons members have been helping themselves from government coffers. Perhaps its time for a systemic shake-up. In Westminster there … Continue reading

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‘Honour killings’ Conviction

A “twisted sense of values” led an Ottawa man to murder his sister and the man she loved, the judge in an honour killing trial said Saturday. “You put your own self-esteem over those of your own sister and the … Continue reading

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The great carbon credit con

In the fields around this giant chemicals factory in Gujarat, the barren soil smells of paint stripper and the water from the well makes you gag. So why has it been given tens of millions of pounds of taxpayer-funded UN … Continue reading

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Borderline breakdown

The greatest test of whether the election of President Barack Obama will really repair the strains in Canada-U.S. relations gets under way this month when the secretary of homeland security, Janet Napolitano, comes to visit. The transformation of land border … Continue reading

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Police: Tori may never be found (2)

FERGUS, Ont. — As the search for the remains of Victoria (Tori) Stafford continued, her father has been told to brace himself for the possibility that the body of his eight-year-old daughter may never be found. Police delivered the grim … Continue reading

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Goodspeed: Defiant Epitaph

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il usually plays the part of a pudgy demigod — mysterious, aloof, slightly bored and comfortably overweight. For decades he has been a fat man in a country regularly visited by famine. But this week, … Continue reading

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D-Day – and the Allies are at war

As the 65th anniversary of D-Day approaches, the rivalries between the US and British commanders that almost scuppered the invasion. The invasion of France in 1944 has always been seen as one of the greatest triumphs of meticulous planning and … Continue reading

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