Monthly Archives: April 2010

Gordon's "Day From Hell" (3)

A humiliated Gordon Brown was today forced to drive to a voter’s house to apologise, hours after he was caught out calling her a ‘bigoted woman’. The Prime Minister had to tear up his schedule to visit Gillian Duffy, 65, … Continue reading

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Afternoon Update Apr. 28th, 2010 (22)

Canada #1 — CBC | Montreal fuel truck explosion injures 8 Eight people were taken to hospital after a tanker truck exploded while refuelling at a PetroCanada refinery in Montreal on Tuesday night. [...] #2 — CBC | ATM skimming … Continue reading

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Documents buried in military shipping containers

OTTAWA — Records of Afghan detainee transfer orders showing whether Canadian military commanders took the risk of torture into account are buried in sea shipping containers and “may take years” to locate, the Military Police Complaints Commission was told Tuesday. … Continue reading

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Hanson: How Could They Do That in Arizona! (2)

Racist! Nativist! Profiler! Xenophobe! Write or say anything about illegal immigration, and one should expect to be called all of that and more—even if a strong supporter of legal immigration. Illegal alien becomes undocumented worker. Anti-immigrant replaces anti-illegal-immigration. “Comprehensive” is … Continue reading

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Legislation introduced to inject more democracy into Senate

OTTAWA — Legislation introduced on Tuesday aims to inject more democracy into the selection of senators, the vast majority of whom are appointed without any input from voters. The Senatorial Selection Act would allow the provinces to establish a system … Continue reading

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There was a middle ground – and the Speaker found it (5)

The parliamentary system means government in Parliament and with Parliament, but not by Parliament. The Crown, as represented by the cabinet and prime minister, governs, but only retains its right to govern as long as it is supported by Parliament. … Continue reading

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Greece bans short-selling as panic spreads (11)

The price of insuring Greece’s debt against default soared to the highest rate in 14 years today as the country’s securities regulator banned short-selling in Greek shares to halt a crisis of confidence. The yield on Greek sovereign bonds rocketed … Continue reading

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U.N.'s Environmental Housekeeping in Chaos

The U.N. is telling countries how to save the planet, but its own environmental housekeeping is a ‘scattered’ mess, according to a report by a special group of internal investigators. When it comes to telling the rest of the world … Continue reading

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Confidence Motion?

Today the Speaker ruled that Ujjal Dosangh gets to read detailed information about our combat operations, and that the Government has breached the confidence of Parliament. Now the house must vote to confirm the Speaker’s decision. It sure sounds to … Continue reading

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Trust

Canadian federal politics have turned into Groundhog Day – with Michael Ignatieff playing the role of Bill Murray. Prorogation, Afghan detainees, abortion funding, the Suaad Hagi Mohamud affair, H1N1 and native body bags, Jaffer-Guergis: Every month or two, there is … Continue reading

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World Apr. 28th, 2010 (10)

#1 — BBC | Thailand violence flares as red-shirts and troops clash Thai troops and a convoy of hundreds of red-shirt protesters have clashed on the outskirts of Bangkok. [...] #2 — BBC | China executes killer of eight school … Continue reading

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Canada Apr. 28th, 2010 (10)

#1 — CBC | Businessman Gillani to testify in Jaffer affair The Toronto businessman at the heart of the Rahim Jaffer scandal says he will “clarify” with contracts and emails his business relationship with the former MP when he testifies … Continue reading

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