Tag: politics
member name: Ian B (in Toronto)
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September 07, 2008 09:41 AM EDT --
This is my first Canadian national election. I watched as our current prime minister, Mr. Harper, "asked" the Governor General (our representative for the Queen) to dissolve parliament, thus . . .
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September 09, 2008 07:53 PM EDT --
Personality is important in politics; indeed, it seems to be what I keep hearing about. I can see this a bit in the States, where the people vote for a president to be their leader for the next four years. . . .
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November 06, 2008 09:53 PM EST --
Mistakes were Made, but not by me
Carol Tavris & Elliot Aronson
I first heard about this book on the CBC a few months ago; and I immediately established a hold on the book at my local library . . .
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November 16, 2008 10:09 AM EST --
I was surprised to learn on the CBC this morning that on Wednesday of last week, a group of young women was attacked and acid thrown in their faces. Details are difficult to find (and a bit contradictory): . . .
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November 05, 2008 09:41 PM EST --
I went to visit my previous manager at my old job tonight; it's only been a few weeks since I left, but we still chatted about old times and changes in the company and where things were going. It made . . .
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November 07, 2008 05:46 PM EST --
When I was in grade eight (that's eighth grade to my American cousins) I had one bear of a teacher for English. He was known across the school as the hardest teacher for the subject. I guess I would . . .
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December 03, 2008 09:46 PM EST --
We always hear that our vote is the most powerful part of being in a democracy. But I'm not sure it is. It also means knowing when a vote is not necessary, when it becomes something that hides the . . .
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December 06, 2008 01:49 PM EST --
"Bush is more likely to choose a similar post-presidential path, at least initially, as that of Jimmy Carter... [who] became a globe-trotting humanitarian and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in . . .
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August 10, 2008 12:15 PM EDT --
Thousands of people fled their homes in a residential neighbourhood of Toronto early Sunday following a series of explosions and a massive fire at a propane depot.
- CBC News
Tim and I got . . .
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August 20, 2008 09:16 PM EDT --
I'm reading a book about WWII... in these days when war is all around us (even though we may not perceive it directly) I figured it was a good idea to read some about other wars. Actually, . . .
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October 26, 2008 03:04 PM EDT --
Last week the CBC did a piece on Flora MacDonald , a woman who (in the 1980s) was the first Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in Canada, and one of the first female foreign ministers in the world. . . .
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November 09, 2008 02:08 PM EST --
When I was younger, I was used to boycotts called by "Christian" leaders against companies they deemed to be ungodly: Proctor and Gamble was one of the most famous, if not the first (I remember . . .
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December 05, 2008 10:18 PM EST --
When someone makes a comment on one of my posts and I respond, I like to send that comment to them. Once or twice, I've had further responses and a dialoge begins. In this case I actually spent . . .
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December 08, 2008 10:11 PM EST --
By now most of us know that the U.S. is providing lots of money for auto dealers. Although I do support this move, in both countries (Canada and the U.S.), I don't think that we should do it blindly. . . .
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December 10, 2008 08:33 PM EST --
I'm afraid this post is short.
This is something I've been wondering about the last few days, and I'm curious about other opinions. I'm sure there is a technical difference, but I always . . .
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August 31, 2008 12:14 PM EDT --
The fact that the Republican vice presidential choice does not believe that climate change has been induced by human activity worries me. For years President Bush claimed the same thing, and he finally . . .
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September 02, 2008 07:37 PM EDT --
Wow. I have to admit I was worried about posting my first article because so many of my discussions in the States that touched on Health Care always slammed the Canadian System. I remember when I first . . .
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November 20, 2008 10:37 PM EST --
The second chapter in the book goes a little deeper in the methods we use to self-justify our stubborn beliefs, dealing specifically with the subject of prejudices. These are some of the oldest and most . . .
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November 23, 2008 11:19 AM EST --
I've forgotten what I was looking for... but I stumbled across a video on YouTube called: " The Truth About Steroids : a good piece of unbiased info." To begin with, the title struck me . . .
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December 10, 2008 09:11 PM EST --
I'll admit, I've been busy with other subjects so I've let this one slide. Even though my opinions on politics in my country have been getting stronger and stronger, I've elected to do . . .
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