Monthly Archives: June 2011

Kheiriddin: Expect more gamesmanship (1)

The pyjama games are over, but the party has just begun. Or so the NDP seems to be thinking, amid much back-slapping over their weekend filibuster, which saw Parliamentarians quaffing Scotch and chomping pizza into the wee hours of Sunday … Continue reading

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Afternoon Update June 28th, 2011 (10)

CANADA #1 — CNews | Police officer killed in GTA TORONTO – A police officer was killed after being struck by a vehicle near Newmarket, north of Toronto, early Tuesday. [...] NP | York Region police identify officer killed at … Continue reading

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Editorial: An inconvenient cooling (2)

Reports of imminent climatic catastrophes are turning out to be rather anticlimactic. That’s because rather than heating up to life-threatening levels, new scientific findings indicate it’s more likely the Earth will cool in coming years. That’s bad news for a … Continue reading

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Blago found guilty, but the show will go on

A Chicago jury has just found former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich guilty on 17 of 20 counts of political corruption. It’s nothing new for rogues and rapscallions to be sent to the Illinois governor’s mansion. In fact, within just the … Continue reading

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Steyn: Killing Her Softly

One of the distinguishing features of our age is in its contempt for basic societal building blocks. There’s a new book making the rounds by Mara Hvistendahl called Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys Over Girls, And The Consequences Of A World … Continue reading

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General strike to halt Greek public services, transport (2)

AFP – Greece is set to come to a halt on Tuesday as protesters launch a 48-hour general strike against the bankruptcy-threatened government which is desperately trying to push through sweeping austerity cuts. As parliament votes on the drastic belt-tightening … Continue reading

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Goodspeed: Court charges make negotiated end to Libyan conflict difficult (2)

On Monday, the 100th day of NATO military operations in Libya, the International Criminal Court in The Hague charged Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and Abdullah al-Senussi, his head of military intelligence, with crimes against humanity … Continue reading

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Wheat board’s time has passed

The federal government’s June 3 Speech from the Throne called for “legislation to ensure that Western farmers have the freedom to sell wheat and barley on the open market.” In so doing, Ottawa made clear dramatic changes were in store … Continue reading

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Lifson: Netherlands abandoning multiculturalism

In a landmark turnabout, one of the cornerstones of contemporary liberalism is being rejected by one of the fountainheads of liberalism.  The politically correct doctrine of multiculturalism is heading for decline, as Holland, one of the most socially liberal societies … Continue reading

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Blatchford: Fishing for the missing salmon

VANCOUVER — If the famously missing sockeye salmon of the Fraser River weren’t already so often M.I.A., the temptation would be to imagine they had sat in on the proceedings of the Cohen Commission of Inquiry, and then simply done … Continue reading

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Morning Update June 28th, 2011 (10)

CANADA #1 — CNews | Vancouver mayor faces more riot questions VANCOUVER – Nearly two weeks after the post-hockey riot that left Vancouver with a black eye, pressure continues to mount on the mayor and police about the deployment of … Continue reading

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