Monthly Archives: October 2010

Sovereign debt outlook grim: analysts

TORONTO — The global economy “isn’t even close” to being out of the woods on sovereign debt, two speakers told an investment conference Monday at the Toronto Board of Trade. Beat Guldimann, founder of Tribeca Consulting Group and former head … Continue reading

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Efforts to halt cholera in Haiti are crippled by aid delays

The threat posed to Haiti by the cholera outbreak has been magnified by the failure of the United States and other rich countries to deliver promised reconstruction funding quickly enough, it was claimed Monday. Health officials and aid workers in … Continue reading

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Ford leads suburban barbarians to Toronto’s gate (13)

It was 8.12 and the Toronto Star’s live-blog noted that as many as 100 supporters of mayoral contender George Smitherman were gathered around waiting for the first results to come in. There was some talk that Ford was doing well … Continue reading

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The Curse of the Welfare State

It is Europe’s autumn of discontent. All across the continent, people are taking to the streets to protest the austerity measures of their governments. The governments have to cut for a simple reason: They are broke. They no longer have … Continue reading

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World October 26th, 2010 (10)

#1 — BBC | Students aim to bolster French protests French students will stage protests on Tuesday to try to bolster opposition to the government’s pension reforms amid some signs of cracks in the movement. [...] #2 — BBC | … Continue reading

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Canada October 26th, 2010 (10)

#1 — CNews | Man beaten trying to stop dog abuse dies LONDON, Ont. – The London, Ont., man reportedly beaten when he tried to stop the abuse of three dogs in his apartment building has died. [...] #2 — … Continue reading

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Murray: The tea party warns of a New Elite. They're right. (3)

Charles Murray is the W.H. Brady scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and the author of “Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America’s Schools Back to Reality.” He will be online Monday, Oct. 25, at 11 a.m. ET to … Continue reading

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Afternoon Update October 25th, 2010 (20)

Canada #1 — CNews | Omar Khadr pleads guilty GUANTANAMO BAY US NAVY BASE, Cuba — Omar Khadr has pleaded guilty to murder, attempted murder, supporting terrorism, conspiracy and spying. [...] #2 — Globe | Pension reform won’t be easy, … Continue reading

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Murdoch: We must learn to cherish opportunity and creativity

Rupert Murdoch is chairman and chief executive of News Corporation, publisher of The Australian. This is an edited extract of the inaugural Margaret Thatcher Lecture at the Centre for Policy Studies in London on Thursday ALL of us in this … Continue reading

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The Bender Is Over (1)

Whatever happens on Election Day, the heroic phase of Obama’s presidency is over. It is over not simply because he will spend the rest of his term playing defense rather than conquering new ground for liberalism. It is over because … Continue reading

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Canada: Too soft on bribery

In many countries, corruption is a way of life. It is degrading, exploitative and, depressingly, expected. It enriches the wealthy and powerful, and weakens the impoverished majority. It is well understood through academic research that the fight against corruption and … Continue reading

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