Monthly Archives: June 2012

Steyn: Constitutional Contortions (3)

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Jack

Three months ago, I quoted George Jonas on the 30th anniversary of Canada’s ghastly “Charter of Rights and Freedoms”: “There seems to be an inverse relationship between written instruments of freedom, such as a Charter, and freedom itself,” wrote Jonas. … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Update June 30th, 2012 (10)

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Jack

CANADA #1 — CNews | Man wakes up to bear in his kitchen  PETERBOROUGH, Ont – Shawn Brennan thought he was going to surprise a burglar breaking into his central Ontario house early Friday. Turns out it was a bear. [...] … Continue reading →

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Smart Concessions from a Seasoned Negotiator (15)

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Jack

At first glance, it looked as though Chancellor Angela Merkel gave up several core demands during the EU summit on Thursday night. But did she? A closer look reveals a clever retreat to secure greater gains. To find the summit’s … Continue reading →

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Fischer: The Chief Justice Done Good (14)

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Jack

“This is going to be OK, even fun.  Just wait and see.  The Chief Justice done us good.” Chief Justice John Roberts has handed a remarkable victory to American conservatives by threading the judicial needle with perfect precision.  The initial … Continue reading →

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Seven-year-old girl shot dead while selling lemonade in Chicago (1)

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Jack

Seven-year-old Heaven Sutton was selling cold drinks and candy at a street stand with her mother when she was shot to death, becoming the 253rd victim this year of Chicago’s surging murder rate, police said on Thursday. Sutton and her … Continue reading →

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Cattaneo: Canada’s natural gas dreams closer to reality after Petronas moves

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Jack

CALGARY — Plans for a new industry to sell Canadian natural gas to Asia moved a lot closer to take off with two big moves by Petronas, the Malaysian national oil company. The Kuala Lumpur-based giant offered Thursday to take … Continue reading →

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Killer slipped through our fingers, doctor at Notre-Dame Hospital says

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Jack

They were among society’s most vulnerable, two elderly men in failing health and combating severe mental illness. Yet in a university hospital where they should have been receiving the best care available, police say they were smothered to death in … Continue reading →

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McParland: Harper doesn’t hate civil servants. He just doesn’t treat them special

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Jack

After making a passing remark recently about the fact teachers work a ten-month year, I got a small flood of emails from displeased educators. The theme was the same: we work hard. People don’t appreciate all the extra duties we … Continue reading →

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Joanne: Stifling human initiative and resourcefulness

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Jack

I rarely agree with the Star’s Martin Regg Cohn but he’s made a few pithy points in his latest column (Damage control in Elliot Lake’s disaster zone): Premier Dalton McGuinty gassed up his government plane Wednesday to join a couple of cabinet … Continue reading →

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Duhame: Harper an effective federalist champion

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Jack

Quebec has historically been the key battleground to win or lose a federal election. Since the arrival of the Bloc Quebecois in Ottawa 20 years ago, however, the political weight of Quebec has drastically declined. If you look at the … Continue reading →

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Morning Update June 30th, 2012 (10)

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Jack

CANADA #1 — CNews | Serial killer alarm raised a decade ago WINNIPEG – The National Parole Board sounded the alarm about suspected Winnipeg serial killer Shawn Cameron Lamb’s long-standing “clear capacity for violence” and his “deeply entrenched criminal value system” … Continue reading →

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