@ September 29, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Many in the Province Appear to Prefer a More Traditional Flag
By Myles Higgins
Recently a grassroots movement has been underway in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador to replace the existing provincial flag, adopted in 1980, with one that has been unofficially flown in the province since the 1800’s.
In 1980, the province adopted its current standard. [...]
@ September 28, 2005 # No Comment Yet
The Federal Government Named 2005 Canada’s Year of the Veteran.
This spring, two retired soldiers, songwriter Jay Anthony Willis and singer Jill Younghusband formed a partnership with Captain Brian Greenwood and the Royal Canadian Artillery Band to create a musical poppy, Proud Canadian Soldier, to commemorate Canada’s Year of the Veteran.
Mr. Willis was inspired to write [...]
@ September 26, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Ipsos Survey Shows Canadians Split on Causes of Illness Regarding Agent Orange
With public hearings ongoing as part of the government inquiry into the use of Agent Orange and other defoliants at the Canadian Forces Base in Gagetown, N.B. in the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s, a new national Ipsos Reid survey, asked Canadians to offer their [...]
@ September 24, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Low-income Families Receive Keys To Their New Homes
Tears of joy flow will flow this Sunday as Habitat families celebrate moving out of poverty housing into their own homes. Sunday, September 25, Habitat for Humanity Toronto, and its funding partners, will present keys to the families who will soon call Rotary Drive home. This new community, [...]
@ September 21, 2005 # No Comment Yet
The Canadian Democratic System, A Model For The World?
By Myles Higgins
Manipulation of the public, rather than running the nation, has been the main job of politicians in Canada throughout history.
An example of this fact is the defeat of the Meech Lake Accord a number of years ago. If you ask people across this country today, [...]
@ September 18, 2005 # No Comment Yet
CBC - Denying People Like Myself Access To A Public Institution
The National Council of Veteran
Associations (NCVA) yesterday advised its Chairman Cliff Chadderton of Ottawa, that he should not give interviews to the CBC during the present lockout of its employees.
Chadderton, head of The War Amps and the National Council of Veteran Associations, representing 52 regimental [...]
@ September 18, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Newfoundland and Labrador In Position To Capitalize On Energy Crunch
By Myles Higgins
Rumors have been swirling around the province of Newfoundland and Labrador for months that Premier Danny Williams has been in discussions with Mr. Opportunity himself, Sir Richard Branson, about building an oil refinery in the province. Although these rumors were considered by many to [...]
@ September 17, 2005 # No Comment Yet
B.C. Labour Board Certifies Cranbrook Wal-Mart Tire & Lube Express
The B.C. Labour Relations Board (BCLRB) has certified a union at a Wal-Mart Tire & Lube Express (TLE) in Cranbrook, British Columbia after a majority of the workers there voted to unionize with UFCW Canada Local 1518.
The Cranbrook workers are the latest Wal-Mart members of UFCW [...]
@ September 13, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Latest Action Seen As Ploy To Force Canada To Hold Back Lumber Sales
Challenging the constitutionality of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) dispute resolution process, known as Chapter 19, announced by special interest groups today, signals to
any country that has a treaty with the U.S. may not be honored, consumer groups
charge.
Triggering the action was [...]
@ September 13, 2005 # No Comment Yet
U.S. Lumber Coalition Files Nuisance Lawsuit
Today, as expected, the U.S. Coalition for
Fair Lumber Imports filed a constitutional challenge to the binational panel
dispute settlement system under the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA), referred to as “Chapter 19.”
This is nothing more than a nuisance
lawsuit, and illustrates just how far the Coalition is willing to go to
needlessly [...]