Monthly Archives: April 2010

No substitute for integrity

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Jack

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)

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Jack

#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)

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Jack

#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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Mann Goes Ballistic (breaking)

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Jack

The Penn State climate professor who has silently endured investigations, hostile questioning, legislative probes and attacks by colleagues has finally spoken out. [funny video -- sidebar] He says he’ll sue the makers of a satirical video that’s a hit on … Continue reading →

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Cameron accuses Clegg of 'holding country to ransom' (3)

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Jack

David Cameron has accused Nick Clegg of trying to “hold the country to ransom” over the Liberal Democrat leader’s demands for a power-sharing deal. The Conservative leader’s criticism of Mr Clegg was echoed by Gordon Brown who accused the Lib … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Update Apr. 26th, 2010 (24)

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Jack

Canada #1 — CBC | Top U.S. court stays out of Asian carp battle The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to get involved in a dispute over how to prevent Asian carp from making their way into the Great … Continue reading →

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Jean Charest’s last stand

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Jack

If by some chance you arrived at the Quebec Liberal party convention last weekend after having lived under a rock for several weeks, you’d be forgiven for thinking things were peachy for the provincial party. The mere mention of Premier … Continue reading →

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More funds needed: Oxfam (1)

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Jack

Billions of public dollars have been wasted on corrupt and ineffective foreign-aid programs over the past several decades, but even so, rich countries must fix such flaws and increase their spending on development aid, says a new report by Oxfam … Continue reading →

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B.C. Conservative Party resurgence

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Jack

Former federal politician Randy White has re-entered politics to help kick-start a provincial Conservative party comeback. “This is going to be a three-party province,” White said in an interview Sunday. “The Liberals are not going to win the next election … Continue reading →

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