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A Big Blue wake-up call

In all of Alberta’s 104-year history, just four parties have governed the province. Each was replaced by a challenger perceived to be to the right of the incumbent party: the Liberals by the United Farmers of Alberta, the UFA by … Continue reading

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The Liberals' body-bag farce

The great body-bag “controversy” of 2009 has degenerated into farce. When shipments of pandemic-preparedness supplies were sent to remote aboriginal communities in northern Manitoba last month, locals were stunned to discover that in some cases, they included large quantities of … Continue reading

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At the president's pleasure

A teacher was told by a 15-year-old high school sophomore that he was having homosexual sex with an “older man.” At the very least, statutory rape occurred. Fox News reported that the teacher violated a state law requiring that he … Continue reading

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Reid blocks ACORN probe

ACORN — the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now — is stinking up Washington. And this is far more significant than if a suspiciously large number of operatives for a purely “private” outfit had been found systematically bending and … Continue reading

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Stéphane Dion deserves better

Fastidious voters who hope to retain a shred of faith in the democratic system should probably avoid too close a study of the internal machinations of political parties. They are seldom less than ruthless and never pretty. But even by … Continue reading

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Obama's Missile Offense

President Obama promised he would win America friends where, under George W. Bush, it had antagonists. The reality is that the U.S. is working hard to create antagonists where it previously had friends. That’s one conclusion to draw from President … Continue reading

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Grounded at Ground Zero

Eight years after the Sept. 11 tragedy, construction at the Ground Zero site is finally rising above street level. In August, 24 70-ton steel columns began to be erected as part of the base for the largest of the site’s … Continue reading

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Sowing moral confusion

On Friday, before his troops had properly secured the area, a German commander with NATO forces in northern Afghanistan called for an American air strike on two stolen gasoline tankers. The Americans’ bombs landed while civilians were still mingling around … Continue reading

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Labour under a shadow

Organized labour holds its annual march in Toronto today under the shadow of recession and globalization. Together, the twin forces have stripped working people of jobs and benefits – some of which may never come back. “Throughout the media we … Continue reading

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Wishful thinking? (1)

All spring and summer, Michael Ignatieff’s Liberals fulminated that the Conservative government was being too cheap with Employment Insurance, refusing to authorize payouts for those who had worked only 360 hours. Stephen Harper had better yield on this issue, they … Continue reading

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Something rotten

The unanswered question after yesterday’s dramatic housecleaning at the government-owned Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. is just how much more there is to this story. Finance Minister Dwight Duncan was guarded, saying only that fired CEO Kelly McDougald, was “severed … Continue reading

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