Monthly Archives: April 2010

Milliken ruling "clear as mud" (4)

The ruling has just been announced by the House Speaker and so we get this as the earliest report on the net from the CBC (there will be a lot more soon): The federal government breached parliamentary privilege with its … Continue reading

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Afternoon Update Apr. 27th, 2010 (15)

Canada #1 — CBC | MP Wasylycia-Leis leaving Parliament Winnipeg MP Judy Wasylycia-Leis is giving up her seat in Parliament. [...] #2 — CBC | Afghan detainee records ruling coming The Speaker of the House of Commons is set to … Continue reading

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Ontario takes aim at unapproved universities

Ontario is vowing to clamp down on private universities that are trying to attract foreign students by offering bogus degrees. The changes, designed to close loopholes in existing legislation, come as the province aims to attract up to 50 per … Continue reading

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Scientist: Climate Change Legislation a Power Grab

Politicians pushing climate-change legislation such as cap and trade are more interested in grabbing power rather than paying attention to the complete scientific record, Dr. Roy Spencer, a respected former NASA climate scientist, tells Newsmax.TV. Spencer currently serves as a … Continue reading

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Nelson Joins GOP Senators to Stop Cloture Vote

WASHINGTON – The most sweeping overhaul of U.S. banking rules since the Great Depression stumbled in the Senate on Monday as Republicans united to prevent action on the bill. The vote gives Republicans leverage to extract more concessions from Democrats … Continue reading

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Rubin: Obama Pleads for His Base to Turn Out (1)

This report tells us a lot about where Obama stands politically and the degree to which he has frittered away the promise of his candidacy: The Democratic National Committee this morning released this clip of the president rallying the troops, … Continue reading

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Engineers build underwater dome to contain oil spill

Engineers are crafting a giant underwater dome to help to contain an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico after attempts to shut off the leak using robotic submarines failed. BP, which leased the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded 50 … Continue reading

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'Noah's Ark' remains discovered (1)

A group of Chinese and Turkish evangelical explorers claim to have found the remains of Noah’s Ark. The discovery was made 12,000ft up a Turkish mountain and comes 4,800 years after the vessel was said to be afloat. The explorers … Continue reading

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“I’m a ‘progressive’”

Frank Graves is a liberal. Many readers will have seen the debate over Mr. Graves’ advice to Michael Ignatieff – “Go left old man” – as first raised in this Lawrence Martin column. Besides raising the issue of the incendiary … Continue reading

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No substitute for integrity

Canadians’ confidence in politicians, already at a low ebb, has declined even further in recent weeks as a result of several well-publicized “ethical lapses” by prominent people of all political stripes. In Nova Scotia, the governing New Democrats have been … Continue reading

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World Apr. 27th, 2010 (10)

#1 — BBC | Australia shelves key emissions trading scheme The Australian government has put plans for a flagship emissions trading scheme on hold until 2013 at the earliest. [...] #2 — BBC | Panama’s Manuel Noriega extradited from US … Continue reading

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Canada Apr. 27th, 2010 (10)

#1 — CBC | No abortion in Canada’s G8 maternal health plan The federal government has disclosed for the first time that Canada will not fund abortions in its G8 child and maternal health-care initiative for developing countries. [...] #2 … Continue reading

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