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Jonas: Exporting democracy – importing trouble (2)

I think it was Alfred Kerr, the German critic nicknamed the “culture pope” in his day, who once said that he had been writing the same dozen pieces all his life. I suspect I have, too. Theatre critics keep returning … Continue reading

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Afternoon Update February 22nd, 2012 (10)

CANADA #1 — CNews | Pregnant Chinese women conning immigration system  OTTAWA – The government plans to crack down on a scam in which pregnant Chinese women are coming to Canada for the sole purpose of giving birth so the child … Continue reading

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Battle over EU financial firewall threatens to derail Greek bailout (15)

A battle over an increased eurozone bail-out fund and International Monetary Fund support for the European Union’s single currency threatens to derail the latest Greek bailout. At a G20 summit in Mexico in two days the EU will plead for … Continue reading

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Death of a Long-Gun Registry

Despite spending a whopping $2.7 billion on creating and running a long-gun registry, Canadians never reaped any benefits from the project. The legislation to end the program finally passed the Parliament on Wednesday. Even though the country started registering long guns … Continue reading

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Canadian audits of China firms had major gaps: regulator

Canada’s audit regulator has demanded accounting firms fix deficiencies in their audits of 12 China-based companies whose shares trade on Canadian stock exchanges, saying their work has been a “disappointment.” The Canadian Public Accountability Board released results Tuesday of a … Continue reading

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Gurney: Vic Toews should step down (1)

It is no exaggeration to say that email, the Internet and social media have transformed how Canadians conduct their personal and professional business. Nor can it be denied that some use the Internet and social media to commit crimes such … Continue reading

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We won’t raise taxes to meet Drummond goals: McGuinty

TORONTO — The Ontario government will not raise taxes to balance the budget nor will it cut as deeply as a prominent economist recommended, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Tuesday. “As a government, we will not make thoughtless, reckless, across-the-board cuts,” … Continue reading

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Quebec hides dropout numbers

MONTREAL – Quebec, which has Canada’s highest high-school dropout rate, refuses to release graduation data for hundreds of secondary schools that include severe underperformers. The ministry is withholding data from 256 schools despite repeated requests from QMI Agency. An education … Continue reading

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Surber: The chart liberals hate

Wyatt Emmerich is a third-generation newspaper publisher who is president of Emmerich Newspapers, which owns 25 community newspapers in Mississippi. He got to thinking about why people remain on welfare and why people don’t seek jobs at even $10 an … Continue reading

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Worthington: Justin a partisan nincompoop but still as Canadian as any of us (1)

Now that the hullabaloo has died down over Justin Trudeau’s hypothetical remarks about possibly supporting Quebec separating from Canada if Stephen Harper remains as PM, maybe one should have another look at this young man. Judging from his reaction during … Continue reading

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Morning Update February 22nd, 2012 (10)

CANADA #1 — CNews | Sparks fly during missing women’s inquiry The high-profile attorney representing former Vancouver police chief Terry Blythe on Monday accused the lawyer for families of serial killer Robert Pickton’s victims of being a conspiracy theorist and demanded … Continue reading

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