Monthly Archives: November 2009

Opposition walks out to protest lack of HST hearings

TORONTO — The Opposition stepped up its protest Monday against the Ontario government’s plan to merge the eight per cent provincial sales tax with the five per cent goods and services tax, walking out of the legislature en masse. Progressive … Continue reading

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Dobbs' staff must re-apply for jobs

The axe is starting to fall on the staff of more than 20 producers and reporters that Lou Dobbs left behind when he abruptly left CNN two weeks ago. Late Friday, the CNNers were told that they could start applying … Continue reading

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Lord Lawson calls for public inquiry (3)

Lord Lawson, the former chancellor, has called for an independent inquiry into claims that leading climate change scientists manipulated data to strengthen the case for man-made global warming. Thousands of emails and documents stolen from the University of East Anglia … Continue reading

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The new ethno-politics

Who says the Tories can’t do ethno-politics? Throughout the Chrétien and Martin years, the Liberals had a lock on urban ethnic constituencies. Sikhs, Jews, Tamils, Somalians, Ukrainians, Arabs: The Liberal Party’s urban machines were staffed by a tightly corralled rainbow … Continue reading

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World Nov. 23rd, 2009 (10)

#1 — BBC | Philippines gunmen kill 21 in election violence Twenty-one politicians and journalists abducted in the southern Philippines have been found dead, the army says. [...] #2 — BBC | Gold hits new record high on weakening dollar The price … Continue reading

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Canada Nov. 23rd, 2009 (10)

#1 — CBC | Alouettes off to Grey Cup after devouring Lions Sometimes games do come as advertised. [...] #2 — CTV | Tories to introduce new child pornography laws The Conservatives plan to introduce a new bill that would … Continue reading

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The Colvin Affair: Who knew what when? (1)

I confess to some bafflement at the government’s handling of the Afghan prisoner story: a story that would be more of a crisis if Canadian forces were still handing over captured prisoners to the Afghan government without insisting on adequate … Continue reading

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In the trenches on climate change (2)

Electronic files that were stolen from a prominent climate research center and made public last week provide a rare glimpse into the behind-the-scenes battle to shape the public perception of global warming. While few U.S. politicians bother to question whether … Continue reading

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Fort Hood gunman paralysed by bullet wounds

Major Nidal Hasan, who has been charged with 13 murders over the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas, is paralysed from the neck down, incontinent and in severe pain, according to his lawyer. The lawyer, John Galligan, told a hearing … Continue reading

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The Louisiana Purchase

Staffers on Capitol Hill were calling it the Louisiana Purchase. On the eve of Saturday’s showdown in the Senate over health-care reform, Democratic leaders still hadn’t secured the support of Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), one of the 60 votes needed … Continue reading

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Europe's first president to push for 'Euro tax'

Herman Van Rompuy, Europe’s first president, is to join forces with the European Commission to push for sweeping new tax raising powers for Brussels. Within days of taking office in January, the former Belgian prime minister will put his weight … Continue reading

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