Monthly Archives: March 2010

Trillion-dollar green troughs

Unfortunately, I had to miss this week’s biennial Globe Foundation conference on business and the environment. Set in Vancouver, Globe is the greatest show on Earth (or at least in North America) for green policy wonks, eco consultants, aggressively growth-oriented … Continue reading

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World Mar. 26th, 2010 (10)

#1 — BBC | Vatican attacks media on ‘Pope role’ in sex abuse cases The Vatican has attacked the media over charges that the Pope failed to act against a US priest accused of abusing up to 200 deaf boys … Continue reading

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Canada Mar. 26th, 2010 (10)

#1 — CBC | Clifford Olson’s old-age benefits upset PM Prime Minister Stephen Harper has ordered a review of Canada’s old-age income support programs in light of reports serial killer Clifford Olson is receiving monthly payments. [...] #2 — CBC … Continue reading

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Safe haven for an alleged killer

A former commander in a rebel Liberian army who has been accused by multiple witnesses and former associates of war crimes and crimes against humanity is living freely in Toronto. Bill Horace was a general in the National Patriotic Front … Continue reading

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Germany and France Said to Agree on Plan for Greece (1)

BRUSSELS — A financial rescue package for Greece began to emerge on Thursday as France and Germany agreed to a joint plan for intervention, if needed, using money from the International Monetary Fund and bilateral loans from the 16 countries … Continue reading

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Professors slam scholarships for children of dead soldiers

REGINA — A group of professors at the University of Regina is protesting a scholarship program for the dependents of dead soldiers, arguing it promotes militarism. “We think this program is a glorification of Canadian imperialism in Afghanistan,” said Jeffrey … Continue reading

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Dump of detainee documents outrages MPs

OTTAWA — The government dumped about 2,500 pages of censored documents related to the Afghan detainees affair on MPs on Thursday, delivering them to the House of Commons in two cardboard boxes. As the Commons Speaker’s office scrambled to photocopy … Continue reading

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UN condemned for making Israeli organ trafficking claim

UNITED NATIONS — Extreme claims that Israel is trafficking the organs of dead Palestinians are printed in an official United Nations document, exposing the world body to charges it is doing the bidding of anti-Israel countries such as Iran and … Continue reading

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US health Bill sent back to House of Representatives (5)

Senate Republicans have managed to delay the final piece of President Obama’s healthcare reforms by identifying minor procedural snags that will require a final vote in the House of Representatives. The news is a blow for Democrats, who had worked … Continue reading

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It's Reid's victory, not Pelosi's

House Speaker Pelosi has been named “the most powerful woman in American history,” and others are congratulating Pelosi for her win with Health Care Reform (HCR). After thinking back how HCR came about on the legislative side, we may need … Continue reading

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Mob rule 1, free speech 0 (1)

It is easy to see what caused the cancellation of a speech by American political pundit Ann Coulter at the University of Ottawa on Tuesday evening: mob rule. It was not Ms. Coulter’s controversial views that forced the cancellation. Nor, … Continue reading

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