Monthly Archives: March 2010

“What Just Happened?”

Our daughter, aetat 2 and a bit, has been talking up a storm lately. The world, she has discovered, is a surprising place. When something happens that she doesn’t understand, her usual query is: “What just happened?” There’s an unexpected … Continue reading

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Reforming the refugee system

On Monday, we called for an absolute moratorium on asylum claims from citizens of European Union countries as a step toward fixing our sluggish refugee system. Reforms proposed this week by Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney don’t go that … Continue reading

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World Mar. 31st, 2010 (10)

#1 — BBC | Twelve killed by twin bombings in Russia’s Dagestan At least 12 people, including a top local police official, have been killed by two suicide bombings in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan. [...] #2 — BBC … Continue reading

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Canada Mar. 31st, 2010 (10)

#1 — CBC | Quebec budget hikes fees, sales and fuel tax Quebecers are being forced to bear an even bigger tax burden, with a slew of new fee hikes, including for health-care services, as the Liberal government wrestles with … Continue reading

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Decriminalizing pot would devastate cartels

One step forward: California voters will get a chance in November to decide if the state should legalize marijuana. Two steps backward: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently told authorities in Mexico that the United States was looking at anything … Continue reading

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Afternoon Update Mar. 30th, 2010 (16)

Canada #1 — NP | McParland: Delusions of greatness It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that the Liberal party’s weekend get-together failed to uncover a brave new platform on which the party could coast once again to the … Continue reading

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PRUDEN: Shunning the party of whiners

We’re not yet a nation wholly of whiners, but some of our congresspersons are working on it. Democrats who should have been taking a victory lap spent a week cowering in fear of the contents of a tea cup. No … Continue reading

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First high-energy collisions carried out in Geneva

The first high-energy collisions between particle beams have taken place at the Large Hadron Collider, ending more than a year of frustration for scientists in Geneva. Collisions occurred just after noon BST, five hours after scheduled, but well within the … Continue reading

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Tories seeking Grit knockout blow

Stephen Harper’s chutzpah. There’s nothing like it. Remember his election-finance manouevre of some time ago, the one that stank the joint out, almost toppling his government? It’s back. The Conservatives have confirmed that the measure, which would eliminate the per-vote … Continue reading

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