Monthly Archives: September 2010

Still not protected

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Jack

Despite admiring the courage of Ontario Superior Court Justice Susan Himel for striking down some of Canada’s prostitution laws ­– leaving judicial authorities across the country begging the feds to follow through on their plan to appeal — we must … Continue reading →

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World Sept. 30th, 2010 (10)

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Jack

#1 — BBC | Heavy security for India Ayodhya site ruling Nearly 200,000 security personnel are being deployed in northern India ahead of a court ruling on the long-running Ayodhya religious dispute. [...] #2 — CNN | Congress OKs stop-gap … Continue reading →

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Canada Sept. 30th, 2010 (10)

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Jack

#1 — CNews | Tories reject census defeat OTTAWA — Opposition MPs united Wednesday to reverse the Conservative government’s controversial decision to scrap the long-form census. [...] #2 — CNews | Michaelle Jean bids farewell to troops OTTAWA — Gov. … Continue reading →

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Europe strikes (2)

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Jack

Anti-austerity protests erupted across Europe today – Greek doctors and railway employees walked out, Spanish workers shut down trains and buses, and one man even blocked the Irish parliament with a cement truck. Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Update September 29th, 2010 (18)

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Jack

Canada #1 — CNews | Woman ‘ready’ for home invaders WINNIPEG – After being victimized by a third home invasion or burglary within a couple of months, a North End woman is keeping a handgun close by in case trouble … Continue reading →

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Morris: Obliterating a Generation of Democrats

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Jack

Thanks to the leadership of President Obama, Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid, the Democratic Party is facing the biggest defeat in midterm elections in the past 110 years, perhaps surpassing the modern record of a 74-seat gain set in … Continue reading →

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Child-Only Left Behind (1)

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Jack

‘For the people who are reliant on it, it’s the whole world.” So says Health Care for America Now (HCAN) communications director Avram Goldstein of the specialty child-only health-insurance market. On September 23, most of that market disappeared, when several … Continue reading →

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Stossel: Taxing the Rich

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Jack

Progressives want to raise taxes on individuals who make more than $200,000 a year because they say it’s wrong for the rich to be “given” more money. Sunday’s New York Times carries a cartoon showing Uncle Sam handing money to … Continue reading →

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Aubin: A journalistic embarrassment (4)

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Jack

Maclean’s cover story on Quebec, “The Most Corrupt Province in Canada,” is a journalistic embarrassment. Yes, Quebec has a putrid level of corruption. But the problem is with that one crucial word -”most.” Is corruption really worse here than elsewhere … Continue reading →

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