Politics
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Here’s how the scenario unfolds. The police follow a suspect in an active investigation. They observe him go into the woods. Fifty minutes later, he emerges, and drives away. The officers enter the woods and observe an area where the pine needles and soil appear disturbed. The following day, a forensic team returns and unearths…
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Christina Blizzard, writing in the Ottawa Sun is slamming David Suzuki and Dalton McGuinty. One for being a “pompous ass”, and the other being praised by a pompous ass for wanting to build wind turbines where the wind blows. Before I go any farther, I want to make it clear that this is not to…
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A report from a former Lieutenant General in the Canadian Armed Forces seems destined to be ignored…. again. Apparently, there are as many military personnel in Ottawa’s National Defense HQ as there are on active duty in the navy or regular force army. During the last six years, Command and Support has grown at four…
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Any of you who work in a corporate environment have probably at some point encountered the S.M.A.R.T. guidelines for decision making. The acronym stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-bound. You can see why I think perhaps the government uses something different. Some of the most outstanding examples of this are the “Wars” the…
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I was just reading an article on Maclean’s app about how indifferent most Canadians are to the threat of terrorism. The implication being our need to take it more seriously. The fact is, we shouldn’t. Aside from a couple of highly publicized “threats”, Canada isn’t exactly a commonly declared terroist target. It isn’t amping up…
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If the spot’s still open, here’s my candidate for the Time Magazine “Man of the Year”: Fresno County School Supervisor, Larry Powell. In case you missed it, this person decided to let go of $800000 in salary over the next three and a half years. The reason for his decision? He didn’t need it and…
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Welcome Brethren, Sisters, one and all. Are you confused by all the people claiming to do God’s will? Do you look at what they are doing and wonder if you misunderstood it all like they claim? Do you feel the call of the Fundamentalists? Well, worry no more. I am here to help! Ladies and…
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Jack Layton passed away today after a lengthy struggle with cancer. He was the leader of the federal New Democratic Party. He was a politician who put principles first, and I respect that. For those not familiar with Canadian politics, we are a two party country. Officially, there are a bunch of others, but not…
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In an article posted Friday, regular Maclean’s columnist Andrew Potter states that riots happen because riots are fun. According to the article, we are ALL potential rioters. Whether it’s Vancouver after the Stanley Cup, or Britain’s recent riots, it’s just fun. Thank you for clearing that up for everyone Mr. Potter. Here the rest of…
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