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Paul Martin Sells Out Canada to Make a New Friend

@ April 30, 2004 # No Comment Yet

Canada’s un-elected and nearly unaccountable ‘Prime Minister’ Paul Martin has taken upon himself to paint a giant target o­nto Canada. Paul Martin has decided to ignore the vast majority of Canadians in saying no to George Bush and his backwards thinking national missile defence shield. Time and again Canadians have spoken loud and clear that [...]

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Pro-Canada Website Calls Census Boycott

@ April 29, 2004 # No Comment Yet

World's #1 arms dealer to get $85 million for “complete snapshot of Canada”Canada, April 28, 2004–http://www.vivelecanada.ca  Vive le Canada.ca, a popular web-based organization that fights for Canadian sovereignty and democracy, has called a boycott of this month's Canadian census test.  A consortium of companies led by giant U.S. defence contractor Lockheed-Martin has won a contract to help conduct census [...]

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Mark of Bush on Security Blueprint

@ April 29, 2004 # No Comment Yet

No Association With Flagrant Violators of U.S. Constitution, U.N. Constitution, or International Law!VANCOUVER - Connie Fogal has thanked Dr. Robert Bowman, Lieutenant Colonel USAF Ret. for the courageous indictment of the Bush administration that he wrote for the Baltimore Chronicle. The new leader of the Canadian Action Party, a party like other small parties in [...]

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SEEKING THE EVIL ONE

@ April 28, 2004 # No Comment Yet

April 28, 2004By John ChuckmanImagine a fundamentalist tent-meeting somewhere o­n the dusty plains of Oklahoma or Texas without the Devil? A spluttering preacher at the pulpit with nothing about which to shout and frighten people? Preaching the actual teachings of Jesus - so far as we know them, about peace and toleration - wouldn't cover rental [...]

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Water of vital importance this election

@ April 26, 2004 # No Comment Yet

By Gwyn FrayneWe are gearing up for a federal election. o­ne subject which I believe needs some thought before we vote is how the differing political parties will deal with policies concerning water.
Locally, we may think we have an abundance of water, but we need to look at the implications of what privatization might do [...]

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Caribbean Turks and Caicos move to join Canada

@ April 26, 2004 # No Comment Yet

By Christopher Walsh April 25, 2004 (CC) - In recent news, Nova Scotia's parliament voted to offer a Caribbean nation, Turks and Caicos, to join their province if they were to pursue political and economical union between Canada. Although it's official, no talks have commenced o­n the topic. Canada has had several talks with the [...]

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This time, “Count Me In” could easily become “Count Me Out”

@ April 25, 2004 # No Comment Yet

Canadian Census Information at PerilBy Dick Proctor, MP Palliser What does it say about the independence and sovereignty of our country when an American corporation specializing in warfare wins the contract to undertake the next Canadian census in 2006? If you think this is Ripley’s believe it or not, think again. Lockheed Martin, best known for [...]

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Bill C-24: Where Is Electoral Reform Taking Us?

@ April 25, 2004 # No Comment Yet

A closer look at Bill C-24By Tristan Downe-DewdneyApril 25, 2004There has been a movement in Canada for some time to make elections financing more representative. It seems that, in many ways, this call has been answered with Bill C-24, which came into effect o­n January 1st of this year.How can elections financing be made more [...]

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The Dalai Lama - What We Will Not Be Hearing

@ April 22, 2004 # No Comment Yet

Dalai Lama Tours CanadaBy: Tristan Downe-DewdneyCNP President and FounderApril 19, 2004The Dalai Lama is o­n a tour of Canada from April 17th to May 6th. The exiled spiritual leader will be meeting with politicians and Tibetans, as well as making a number of speeches. Some estimates place the number of Tibetans in Canada close [...]

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Most Canadians Are Not Getting Richer

@ April 21, 2004 # No Comment Yet

An important factor in measuring quality of life is the extent to which the benefits of income growth and employment are shared equally. This, in turn, influences the opportunity for all residents to achieve their goals and aspirations. The tax filer data confirms that o­nly the wealthiest 30 per cent of families and 20 per [...]

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