Monthly Archives: April 2010

Surprise! It’s HST time!

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Jack

Governments are like people. When they’re doing something they’re not proud of, they don’t like to talk about it. They’d rather you didn’t know. They’d prefer to keep you confused. That’s what Premier Dalton McGuinty and Revenue Minister John Wilkinson … Continue reading →

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World Apr. 30th, 2010 (10)

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Jack

#1 — BBC | Oil ‘reaches’ US Gulf Coast from spill The US Coast Guard is investigating reports that oil has started washing ashore on the Gulf Coast from a leaking offshore well. [...] BBC | BP faces choppy waters … Continue reading →

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Canada Apr. 30th, 2010 (10)

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Jack

#1 — CBC | Victim slams police over Col. Williams case A sexual assault victim from Tweed, Ont., said she felt “totally betrayed” by police when she learned Col. Russell Williams had been charged with dozens of other crimes dating … Continue reading →

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World fails to stop extinction (1)

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Jack

World leaders have failed to prevent the extinction of species despite pumping millions of pounds into nature conservation, according to a new study. In 2002 the Convention on Biological Diversity made a promise to slow the rate of biodiversity loss … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Update Apr. 29th, 2010 (17)

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Jack

Canada #1 — CBC | Afghan records meeting ‘constructive’: Goodale Liberal House Leader Ralph Goodale says a meeting involving all parties to find a solution to the impasse over documents related to Afghan detainee transfers was “very constructive.” [...] #2 … Continue reading →

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Gunmen kill 16 people in violence-torn Mexican border city

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Jack

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Gunmen stormed into a bar, dragged out eight people and killed them in the parking lot, the first of several shootings in this violent border city Wednesday that left 16 dead, including a man in … Continue reading →

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Haggard GOP Allows Debate on Banking Overhaul

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Jack

The Democratic battering ram of daily procedural votes — compounded with the Senate majority leader casting opponents of a banking overhaul as “un-American” — seems to have taken its toll on weary Republicans, who agreed Wednesday to allow a bill … Continue reading →

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Brown is confronted by ANOTHER voter (6)

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Jack

The spectre of immigration returned to haunt Gordon Brown today as he was confronted by yet another voter who demanded the Prime Minister explain what he was planning to do about it. Exactly 24 hours after he was caught branding … Continue reading →

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Arizona immigrant law energizes Hispanics, Democrats (6)

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Jack

(Reuters) – U.S. Hispanics and Democratic lawmakers furious over Arizona’s harsh crackdown on illegal immigrants expect huge weekend rallies across the United States, piling pressure on President Barack Obama to overhaul immigration laws in this election year. Protest organizers said … Continue reading →

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