Monthly Archives: June 2010

Kay: Professionalism (2)

Some of my American friends have been emailing me to ask whether “Toronto is burning”? On YouTube and Twitter, they’ve been following the “highlights” of Saturday’s G20 riots — the wrecked cars and the broken storefront windows — and assumed … Continue reading

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Afternoon Update June 27th, 2010 (15)

Canada #1 — CBC | G20 agrees to deficit reduction targets The Canadian government has won a significant victory in securing specific deficit reduction targets in the G20′s final statement at the Toronto summit, CBC News has learned. [...] Globe … Continue reading

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West: So what if McChrystal lost his job?

So Gen. Stanley McChrystal lost his job. Does it matter? Aside from the fact that with Wednesday’s announcement the nation’s capital could finally exhale for the first time since news broke about the profanity-laced Rolling Stone profile in which the … Continue reading

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The Keynesian Dead End

Today’s G-20 meeting has been advertised as a showdown between the U.S. and Europe over more spending “stimulus,” and so it is. But the larger story is the end of the neo-Keynesian economic moment, and perhaps the start of a … Continue reading

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How Harper saved his bacon (2)

It was Day One of the G8 summit in Muskoka cottage country when the eight world leaders went for an afternoon stroll down a winding walkway to Stephen Harper’s political rescue. For months, Harper had been globe-trotting the world’s capitals … Continue reading

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World leaders struggle to find common ground

TORONTO (AP) — After achieving notable success in dealing with the worst economic crisis in decades, major countries are now struggling to manage the global recovery. Leaders of the Group of 20 rich industrial and major developing countries were wrapping … Continue reading

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Mullen to Karzai: New general won't alter war plan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — America’s top military officer assured President Hamid Karzai on Saturday that newly chosen NATO commander Gen. David Petraeus would pursue the policies of his ousted predecessor, whom the Afghan leader warmly praised for reducing civilian casualties. … Continue reading

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Biden: We Can't Recover All the Jobs Lost

Vice President Joe Biden gave a stark assessment of the economy today, telling an audience of supporters, “there’s no possibility to restore 8 million jobs lost in the Great Recession.” Appearing at a fundraiser with Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) in … Continue reading

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A Little Perspective

The New Orleans Superdome is pretty big. According to an article this week in the Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, LA), the amount of oil spilled from the BP Macondo well so far would fill up one-seventh (1/7th) of the volume of … Continue reading

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Criminals as victims

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the Violence Policy Center (VPC) are peddling the notion that concealed-handgun permit holders are a danger to society. Last month, the center released a report claiming that in the past three years, … Continue reading

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World June 27th, 2010 (10)

#1 — BBC | Kyrgyzstan holds referendum after ethnic clashes Kyrgyzstan is holding a referendum on a new constitution amid fears it could inflame ethnic tensions. [...] #2 — BBC | Voters defy Islamist threats in Somaliland There has been … Continue reading

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Canada June 27th, 2010 (10)

#1 — CBC | 2 Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan Two Canadian soldiers were killed in Afghanistan when their armoured vehicle hit an improvised explosive device, the military said Saturday. [...] #2 — CBC | Toronto faces second violent day: … Continue reading

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