Monthly Archives: October 2010

Stockland: Conservative movement in Quebec is rising (1)

As usual, Calgary author Ezra Levant said it best without perhaps fully appreciating the significance of what he’d just said. “The average age would not be 25 for a right-wing event in Alberta,” Levant told about 500 conservatives gathered in … Continue reading

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Afternoon Update October 29th, 2010 (20)

Canada #1 — CNews | Loaded rocket launcher found in B.C. bush Officials on Vancouver Island are trying to determine how a loaded rocket-propelled grenade launcher was left in the woods near a major highway. [...] #2 — CNews | … Continue reading

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Toward a foreign spy service

In 1848, Lord Palmerston told the British House of Commons that England has no eternal friends and no eternal enemies, only eternal interests “and those interests it is our duty to follow.” Recently, our national interests were brought into focus … Continue reading

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Oborne: Overseas aid is funding human rights abuses (1)

The curious modern creed that foreign aid is automatically virtuous has its origins in two powerful social phenomena: the collapse of trust in politics, and the cult of celebrity. Ambitious politicians crave the stardust that attaches to pop stars such … Continue reading

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Russia, US conduct joint Afghan drug raid

Russia and the United States destroyed four drug laboratories in their first joint anti-drug operation in Afghanistan, Russia’s top drug control official has revealed. Viktor Ivanov said the unprecedented joint operation hit four laboratories near the border with Pakistan, caused … Continue reading

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Krauthammer: The great campaign of 2010 (5)

In a radio interview that aired Monday on Univision, President Obama chided Latinos who “sit out the election instead of saying, ‘We’re gonna punish our enemies and we’re gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are … Continue reading

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Debtors repent by walking away, not by paying off

A common refrain these days is that Americans are learning to save more and spend less, depending less on credit cards and unsustainable increases in mortgage debt to finance lifestyles that many can’t afford. The unprecedented debt splurge of the … Continue reading

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Senate write-in candidates flood Division of Elections (2)

In a movement one pro-Sarah Palin website is calling “Operation Alaska Chaos,” at least 100 people filed paperwork Thursday to register as write-in candidates in the U.S. Senate election, according to the Division of Elections. A stream of would-be senators … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, UN!

This week, 65 years ago, the United Nations officially came into existence. It has experienced ups and downs, but never has looked to be a greater a failure than it does today. Its founders would be amazed at the Frankenstein … Continue reading

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Spinning the fairy tale of secession

Have our leaders learned nothing? On Oct. 30, 1995, Quebeckers voted 49.4 per cent for secession. Had the vote tipped 50 per cent, Jacques Parizeau was set to declare Quebec’s independence. Prime minister Jean Chrétien failed to challenge the myth … Continue reading

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World October 29th, 2010 (10)

#1 — BBC | EU leaders frame eurozone crisis rules Tough rules for the eurozone, aimed at averting another financial crisis, have been agreed at an EU leaders’ summit. [...] #2 — BBC | US Midwest battered by 56 tornadoes … Continue reading

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Canada October 29th, 2010 (10)

#1 — CNews | Military under fire after soldier kills self on 6th try OTTAWA – Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Thursday he was shocked and outraged by his department’s treatment of the family of a traumatized Canadian soldier who … Continue reading

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