Monthly Archives: May 2010

Time for full MP audit

It appears that our federal politicians are coming to their senses. After weeks of public outrage over the Board of Internal Economy’s refusal to allow Auditor-General Sheila Fraser to conduct a parliamentary performance audit, the Conservatives announced that they will … Continue reading

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World May 31st, 2010 (10)

#1 — BBC | Agatha storm deaths rise across Central America A powerful tropical storm in Central America has left at least 99 people dead in floods and mudslides. [...] #2 — BBC | Hopes for breast cancer vaccine American … Continue reading

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Canada May 31st, 2010 (10)

#1 — CBC | State of emergency in Emerson The Manitoba town of Emerson has declared a state of emergency after weekend storms hammered the small community located near the U.S. border. [...] CBC | Storm cleanup starts in southern … Continue reading

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Obama's Nightmare Continues (Various – 10)

#1 — Obamacare taking on water As they followed one another off the political cliff in voting for the health-care overhaul, Democratic senators and representatives comforted themselves with their own self-created myth that, although ObamaCare was horribly unpopular as a … Continue reading

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Afternoon Update May 30th, 2010 (20)

Canada #1 — CBC | Protest planned for Israeli PM’s visit to Canada Supporters and critics of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have events planned ahead of his speech to Toronto’s Jewish community Sunday. [...] #2 — CBC | Manitoba … Continue reading

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Goldstein: A coalition of losers (1)

Count on Bob Rae to never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. The Liberal MP, would-be Liberal leader and former Ontario NDP premier is demonstrating that yet again these days by talking up a Liberal/NDP coalition government following the … Continue reading

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Mexico sides with Canada on bank tax

As Canada takes its vociferous opposition to a global bank tax back to the world stage next week, it can count on NAFTA partner Mexico as a staunch ally. Calling such a levy a moral hazard and a “punishment” for … Continue reading

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Booker: The woolly world of Chris Huhne

Two events last week led me to muse on the links between the man who is now our Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Chris Huhne, and the extinction of the woolly mammoth. A team of scientists suggest in Nature Geoscience … Continue reading

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Mobile phones responsible for disappearance of honey bee

The growing use of mobile telephones is behind the disappearance of honey bees and the collapse of their hives, scientists have claimed. Their disappearance has caused alarm throughout Europe and North America where campaigners have blamed agricultural pesticides, climate change … Continue reading

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